FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GTX 1050 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 mobile here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 193% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 530 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 2008 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 8−9
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Architecture GCN 2.0 Pascal
Code name Hawaii GP107B
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 3 January 2017
Pipelines 2560 640
Core clock speed 824 MHz 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 59.72
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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