FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GTX 960

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 960 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W8100 will be the best choice, for others GeForce GTX 960 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 960
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • FirePro W8100 has 83% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 960 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 303 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 960 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 270 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 4993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 960 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 960
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Hawaii GM206
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 22 January 2015
Pipelines 2560 1024
Core clock speed 824 MHz 1127 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 2,413 gflops
Length 279 mm 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 7.0 GB/s
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 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 318 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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