FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GTX 980

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 980, 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 W8100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 980, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 980
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 165 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • FirePro W8100 has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 980 - with Maxwell.
  • FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTX 980 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 269 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 4993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 55−60
ultra / 1080p 21−24 35−40
QHD / 1440p 16−18 30−35
4K / 2160p 10−11 18−20
low / 720p 60−65 80−85
medium / 1080p 40−45 65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than FirePro W8100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTX 980
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Hawaii GM204
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 19 September 2014
Pipelines 2560 2048
Core clock speed 824 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 144 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 4,981 gflops
Length 279 mm 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 224 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
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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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