FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GTS 360M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTS 360M. 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 GTS 360M. 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 GTS 360M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTS 360M 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 GTS 360M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GTS 360M
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTS 360M uses MXM-II interface.
  • FirePro W5170M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTS 360M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTS 360M - with GT2xx.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 360M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GTS 360M
Architecture GCN GT2xx
Code name Tropo N11E-GS1
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 January 2010
Pipelines 640 96
Core clock speed 1436 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 727 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 17.60
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 275.71 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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