FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GTX 850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 850M. 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 GTX 850M. 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 850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 850M 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 850M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 850M
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 388% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 850M.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 850M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 850M - with Maxwell.
  • FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 850M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Hawaii N15P-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 12 March 2014
Pipelines 2560 640
Core clock speed 824 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 36.08
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 1,155 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 80.0 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 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 153 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3 or GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.8 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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