FirePro W600 vs GeForce GTX 860M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W600 and GeForce GTX 860M. 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 GTX 860M. 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 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce GTX 860M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
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 GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 860M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 860M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 47 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 and GeForce GTX 860M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W600.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce GTX 860M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde N15P-GX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 13 June 2012 12 March 2014
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 750 MHz 797 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 43.40
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 1,389 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 80.0 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 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration 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 +
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