FirePro W9000 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 950M. 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 W9000 and GeForce GTX 950M. 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 950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 950M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 366% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 950M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950M.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 950M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 950M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 61 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.
  • FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 950M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.

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 W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 950M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti N16P-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 12 March 2015
Pipelines 2048 640
Core clock speed 975 MHz 914 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 44.96
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 1,439 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 32 or 80 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 140 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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