FirePro W7100 vs GeForce GTX 870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 870M. 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 W7100 and GeForce GTX 870M. 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 870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 870M 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 870M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 GeForce GTX 870M
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W7100 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 870M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7100 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 870M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 870M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 21 MHz higher, than FirePro W7100.
  • FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 GeForce GTX 870M
Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler
Code name Tonga N15P-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 August 2014 12 March 2014
Pipelines 1792 1344
Core clock speed 920 MHz 941 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 108.3
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 2,599 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 120.0 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 1344
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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 +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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