FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GT 750M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 750M. 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 750M. 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 and GeForce GT 750M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 750M 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 W5170M or GeForce GT 750M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 750M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GT 750M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 750M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 750M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GT 750M - with Kepler.
  • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 750M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 750M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 5−6
ultra / 1080p 6−7 2−3
QHD / 1440p 1−2 2−3
low / 720p 24−27 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than GeForce GT 750M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 750M
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Tropo N14P-GT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 April 2013
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 967 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 967 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 30.94
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 742.7 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2000 - 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 64.19 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 27 Mh/s
Laptop size large medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3/GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
AppAcceleration +
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