FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GTX 660M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 660M, 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 W8100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 660M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 660M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 660M 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 660M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 660M
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 340% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 660M.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 660M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 660M.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 660M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 660M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 660M is 11 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 660M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 6−7
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 16−18
medium / 1080p 40−45 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than GeForce GTX 660M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 660M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Hawaii N13E-GE
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 22 March 2012
Pipelines 2560 384
Core clock speed 824 MHz 835 MHz
Boost Clock 950 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 30.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 729.6 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 64.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 API
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 36 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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