FirePro W8100 vs GeForce 930M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and GeForce 930M. 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 930M. 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 930M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930M 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 930M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce 930M
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 566% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 930M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce 930M.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 930M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce 930M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930M is 104 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 and GeForce 930M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce 930M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Hawaii N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 12 March 2015
Pipelines 2560 384
Core clock speed 824 MHz 928 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 22.58
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 722.7 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 84 Mh/s
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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