FirePro W9000 vs GeForce GTX 860M SLI

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 860M SLI. 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 W9000 and GeForce GTX 860M SLI. 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 860M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 860M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2x 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W9000 has 191% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 860M SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M SLI - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 54 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 860M SLI are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 8−9
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 860M SLI
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 12 March 2014
Pipelines 2048 1280
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1029 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2x 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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