FirePro W9000 vs GeForce GTX 980M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 980M, 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 W9000 stacks up against GeForce GTX 980M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 980M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 63 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than FirePro W9000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 980M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 7 October 2014
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 51.84
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 3,462 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 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 PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 383 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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