FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GTX 295

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 295, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5170M stacks up against GeForce GTX 295, check out specs charts below.

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 GTX 295
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1792 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 295 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 295 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 295 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 295 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 3501 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 2−3
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GTX 295
Architecture GCN Tesla 2.0
Code name Tropo GT200B
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 8 January 2009
Pipelines 640 240
Core clock speed 1242 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 2x 596.2 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 896 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 999 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 223.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
CUDA cores per GPU 240
Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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