FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GT 545

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 545. 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 W5170M and GeForce GT 545. 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 W5170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5170M 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 FirePro W5170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 545
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GT 545 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 545 has 1534 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 545 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GT 545 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 545 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2900 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 545.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 2−3
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce GT 545.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 545
Architecture GCN Fermi 2.0
Code name Tropo GF116
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 14 May 2011
Pipelines 640 144
Core clock speed 720 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 17.28
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 414.7 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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