FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 965M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 965M. 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 W5100 and GeForce GTX 965M. 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 965M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 965M 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 965M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 965M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 965M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 965M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 965M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 14 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 3500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 20−22
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 965M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 31 March 2014 5 January 2015
Pipelines 768 1024
Core clock speed 930 MHz 944 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 73.60
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 2,355 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 -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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