FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 965M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 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 W8000 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 W8000 GeForce GTX 965M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 965M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 965M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 965M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 44 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 20−22
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 965M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 5 January 2015
Pipelines 1792 1024
Core clock speed 900 MHz 944 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 73.60
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,355 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 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) 391 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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