FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GTX 480M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 480M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5000 stacks up against GeForce GTX 480M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 480M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 480M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 480M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 480M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 480M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 480M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 480M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 10−11
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 480M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Pitcairn N11E-GTX-A3
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 25 May 2010
Pipelines 768 352
Core clock speed 825 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 18.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 598.4 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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