FirePro W5170M vs GeForce MX330

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and GeForce MX330, 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 MX330, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W5170M and GeForce MX330 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and GeForce MX330 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 MX330 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce MX330
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce MX330 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M and GeForce MX330 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce MX330 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce MX330 - with Pascal.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX330 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX330 is 2500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 14−16
ultra / 1080p 6−7 8−9
QHD / 1440p 1−2 3−4
low / 720p 24−27 27−30
medium / 1080p 12−14 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX330 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce MX330
Architecture GCN Pascal
Code name Tropo N17S-LP / N17S-G3
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 20 February 2020
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1531 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1594 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 38.26
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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