FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 780M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M with FirePro W5100, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.88
+26.3%

GTX 780M outperforms W5100 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking462530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.5610.74
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGK104Bonaire
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date11 May 2013 (11 years ago)31 March 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1536768
Core clock speed823 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate102.044.64
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS1.428 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12848

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0PCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
StereoOutput3D-+
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 API12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 780M 9.88
+26.3%
FirePro W5100 7.82

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 780M 3805
+26.2%
FirePro W5100 3014

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 780M 12806
+9.6%
FirePro W5100 11686

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 780M 12696
FirePro W5100 13823
+8.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD66
+32%
50−55
−32%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Fortnite 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Valorant 90−95
+28.6%
70−75
−28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 191
+27.3%
150−160
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Dota 2 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Fortnite 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Valorant 90−95
+28.6%
70−75
−28.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Dota 2 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Valorant 90−95
+28.6%
70−75
−28.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Valorant 100−110
+30%
80−85
−30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Valorant 45−50
+40%
35−40
−40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

This is how GTX 780M and FirePro W5100 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M is 32% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.88 7.82
Recency 11 May 2013 31 March 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 780M has a 26.3% higher aggregate performance score.

FirePro W5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 144% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M is a notebook card while FirePro W5100 is a workstation one.

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