FirePro W5130M vs GeForce GTX 980M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5130M and GeForce GTX 980M. 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 W5130M and GeForce GTX 980M. 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.

FirePro W5130M and GeForce GTX 980M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5130M and GeForce GTX 980M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 FirePro W5130M or GeForce GTX 980M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5130M GeForce GTX 980M
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5130M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W5130M.
  • FirePro W5130M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5130M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
  • FirePro W5130M and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5130M is 1500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−11 45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 330% more, than FirePro W5130M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M GeForce GTX 980M
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Tropo GM204
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 October 2014
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1127 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60 51.84
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops 3,462 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 160 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 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
AppAcceleration +
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