AMD FirePro W4300 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains a single direct comparison between these two cards: the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark. In that test, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 scores 11299, while the AMD FirePro W4300 scores 11225. The difference is a mere 0.7 percentage points, favoring the NVIDIA card. This is a statistical tie in practical terms, given the run-to-run variance typical of OpenCL workloads. The delta is so small that it falls well within the margin of error for most benchmark runs, meaning neither card holds a meaningful performance advantage in raw compute throughput as measured here.

Looking at the broader database context, the FirePro W4300 sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs, while the GTX 760 sits at the 46th percentile. This percentile gap is curious: the FirePro has a higher percentile ranking despite losing the head-to-head score. The explanation lies in their average benchmark scores. The FirePro's average is 11225 (based on its single recorded OpenCL result), whereas the GTX 760's average is 9458, pulled down by additional tests in Metal and Vulkan where it scores 4524 and 12551 respectively. The GTX 760's OpenCL score is its strongest, but its Metal result is far weaker, dragging its overall average down. The FirePro, with only one benchmark in the database, does not suffer from that dilution.

The nearest rivals for each card reinforce this picture. The FirePro W4300's closest competitor is the AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200 with an average score of 11228, a delta of zero percentage points. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M sits at 11261, just 0.3 percent ahead of the FirePro. Interestingly, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q and the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q both score 11088, placing them 1.2 percent behind the FirePro, which suggests that even a much newer professional GPU does not necessarily dominate this older workstation card in OpenCL compute. For the GTX 760, its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK at 9474, a mere 0.2 percent gap. The AMD Radeon R7 M380, GeForce GTX 850M, and GeForce GTX 465 trail by 1.6 to 1.8 percent.

What the data implies is that these two cards are essentially peers in the one benchmark they share. The GTX 760's win is real but marginal, and it does not translate into a higher overall standing in the database percentile rankings.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two cards is substantial, even though both are built on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The AMD FirePro W4300 uses the Bonaire chip based on GCN 2.0 architecture, part of the FirePro GCN (Wx300) generation. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 uses the GK104 chip based on Kepler architecture, from the GeForce 700 generation. Both are now end-of-life products, but they represent different design philosophies from their respective manufacturers.

The transistor counts diverge sharply. The GTX 760 packs 3,540 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, while the FirePro W4300 has 2,080 million transistors on a much smaller 160 mm² die. This translates to a transistor density of 12.0 million per mm² for NVIDIA versus 13.0 million per mm² for AMD, meaning AMD packed slightly more transistors into each square millimeter despite the smaller overall chip. The GTX 760's larger die and higher transistor count suggest it was designed for brute-force parallel throughput, while the FirePro's denser, smaller die points toward a more power-conscious professional workload focus.

Memory configurations reflect their different missions. The FirePro W4300 offers 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 96.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The GTX 760 offers 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 192.3 GB/s. The GTX 760 has exactly double the bus width and exactly double the bandwidth, which is a critical advantage for memory-intensive workloads like high-resolution texture streaming or large framebuffer operations. However, the FirePro has twice the capacity, which matters for professional applications that need to hold large datasets or multiple display outputs' worth of buffer space.

The compute resources also differ. The FirePro has 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The GTX 760 has 1152 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. In every one of these categories, the GTX 760 has more hardware. Its pixel rate is 24.77 GPixel/s versus 14.88 GPixel/s for the FirePro, and its texture rate is 99.07 GTexel/s versus 44.64 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute is 2.378 TFLOPS versus 1,428.5 GFLOPS, a gap of roughly 66 percent. Yet the OpenCL benchmark shows them nearly equal, which suggests that the FirePro's GCN architecture extracts more useful work per FLOP in compute-heavy tasks, or that the benchmark workload is not purely bounded by raw throughput.

Clock speeds only exist for the GTX 760 in the database: a base of 980 MHz and a boost of 1032 MHz. The FirePro's clocks are not recorded, making direct frequency comparison impossible from the data.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher OpenCL benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 scores 11299 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the AMD FirePro W4300 scores 11225, giving the GTX 760 a 0.7 percent edge.

Q: How do their memory bandwidths compare?

A: The GTX 760 offers 192.3 GB/s over a 256-bit bus, while the FirePro W4300 offers 96.00 GB/s over a 128-bit bus. The GTX 760 has exactly double the bandwidth.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The FirePro W4300 has a TDP of 50 W and requires no power connectors, while the GTX 760 has a TDP of 170 W and needs two 6-pin connectors. The suggested PSU is 250 W for AMD and 450 W for NVIDIA.

Q: Which card has more VRAM?

A: The FirePro W4300 has 4 GB of GDDR5, while the GTX 760 has 2 GB of GDDR5, giving the AMD card double the capacity.

Q: Do both cards support the same API levels?

A: No. The FirePro supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The GTX 760 supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The AMD card has a higher DirectX feature level, while NVIDIA has a slightly newer Vulkan version.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare across all recorded tests?

A: The FirePro W4300 has an average score of 11225, while the GTX 760 has an average of 9458 because its database includes a weak Metal score of 4524 and a strong Vulkan score of 12551 alongside its OpenCL result.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification category. The chip and architecture are fundamentally different: Bonaire with GCN 2.0 versus GK104 with Kepler. The FirePro has 2,080 million transistors on a 160 mm² die, while the GTX 760 has 3,540 million on a 294 mm² die. Transistor density favors AMD at 13.0M per mm² versus 12.0M per mm².

Memory differs in both size and bus width: 4 GB on a 128-bit bus versus 2 GB on a 256-bit bus. Bandwidth is 96.00 GB/s versus 192.3 GB/s. The GTX 760 has more shading units (1152 versus 768), more TMUs (96 versus 48), and more ROPs (32 versus 16). The pixel rate is 24.77 GPixel/s versus 14.88 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 99.07 GTexel/s versus 44.64 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 2.378 TFLOPS versus 1,428.5 GFLOPS.

Power and physical specs diverge strongly. The FirePro draws 50 W and is single-slot with no power connectors, while the GTX 760 draws 170 W, is dual-slot, and requires two 6-pin connectors. The suggested PSU is 250 W versus 450 W. The FirePro is 171 mm long, the GTX 760 is 241 mm long. Display outputs: the FirePro has 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2, while the GTX 760 has 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2.

Release dates are nearly two and a half years apart: the FirePro launched on 2015-11-30, the GTX 760 on 2013-06-24. The GTX 760 has a recorded launch MSRP of 249 USD. The FirePro's predecessor is FirePro Terascale with successor Radeon Pro GCN, while the GTX 760's predecessor is GeForce 600 with successor GeForce 900.

The Verdict

The data supports a split decision based on workload type. For pure compute throughput as measured by OpenCL, there is no meaningful winner: the 0.7 percent delta in favor of the GTX 760 is negligible. However, the GTX 760 has a clear hardware advantage in raw resources, with more shading units, TMUs, ROPs, and double the memory bandwidth. It also has a higher FP32 rating of 2.378 TFLOPS versus 1,428.5 GFLOPS. If the workload scales with those resources, the GTX 760 should pull ahead in practice, even though the benchmark does not show it.

The FirePro W4300 counters with half the power draw, double the VRAM capacity, and a single-slot form factor that requires no auxiliary power connectors. Its 50 W TDP versus 170 W makes it dramatically easier to integrate into dense or power-constrained systems. The 4 GB framebuffer is useful for professional applications that need to hold large textures or compute buffers, whereas the GTX 760's 2 GB may become a bottleneck.

For a professional workstation context, the FirePro's lower power, higher VRAM, and 4x mini-DisplayPort outputs (which are typical for multi-monitor setups) make it the more practical choice. For a gaming or general-purpose desktop, the GTX 760's higher bandwidth and larger compute resource pool give it a theoretical edge, though the benchmark data does not confirm that in OpenCL.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD FirePro W4300 wins in power efficiency and memory capacity. Its 50 W TDP is less than a third of the GTX 760's 170 W, and it requires no power connectors while the NVIDIA card needs two 6-pin cables. The 4 GB frame buffer is double the GTX 760's 2 GB, which matters for large compute buffers or multiple display outputs. It also supports DirectX 12 at the 12_0 feature level, whereas the GTX 760 only reaches 11_0, potentially affecting compatibility with newer graphics features.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 wins in raw throughput metrics. Its 256-bit bus provides 192.3 GB/s of bandwidth, exactly double the FirePro's 96.00 GB/s. It has more shading units, TMUs, and ROPs, and its FP32 compute of 2.378 TFLOPS exceeds the FirePro's by roughly 66 percent. Its pixel rate of 24.77 GPixel/s and texture rate of 99.07 GTexel/s are both far higher than the FirePro's 14.88 GPixel/s and 44.64 GTexel/s. In the only direct benchmark, it wins by 0.7 percent, and it also supports a newer Vulkan version (1.2.175 versus 1.2.170). The GTX 760's recorded Metal benchmark of 4524 and Vulkan score of 12551 show it can perform well under different compute APIs, though the FirePro has no equivalent recorded scores.