FirePro W7100 vs GeForce GTX 965M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 965M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W7100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 965M, check out specs charts below.

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 W7100 GeForce GTX 965M
Power consumption (TDP) 400 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 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7100 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 965M.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 965M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 965M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 24 MHz higher, than FirePro W7100.
  • FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 20−22
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 6−7
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 GeForce GTX 965M
Architecture GCN 3.0 Maxwell
Code name Tonga N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 August 2014 5 January 2015
Pipelines 1792 1024
Core clock speed 920 MHz 944 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 73.60
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 2,355 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 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) 362 Mh/s 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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