FirePro W4300 vs GeForce GTX 960M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4300 and GeForce GTX 960M. 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 W4300 and GeForce GTX 960M. 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 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 GeForce GTX 960M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 960M has 50% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W4300 and GeForce GTX 960M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 960M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 960M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 166 MHz higher, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 and GeForce GTX 960M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 3500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FirePro W4300.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 GeForce GTX 960M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire N16P-GX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 December 2015 12 March 2015
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1096 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 47.04
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 1,505 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 80 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 175 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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