FirePro W600 vs GeForce 940M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W600 and GeForce 940M. 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 W600 and GeForce 940M. 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 940M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 940M 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 940M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce 940M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 940M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce 940M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 940M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 940M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 322 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 and GeForce 940M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 2−3
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−11 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce 940M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde N16S-GT-S/B
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 13 June 2012 12 March 2015
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1072 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 28.22
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 903.2 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s 101 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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