FirePro W5170M vs Quadro K5200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and Quadro K5200, 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 Quadro K5200, 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 Quadro K5200
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro K5200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5200 has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K5200 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro K5200 - with Kepler.
  • FirePro W5170M and Quadro K5200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 1508 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Quadro K5200
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Tropo GK110B
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 22 July 2014
Pipelines 640 2304
Core clock speed 667 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 148.0
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 3,553 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 192.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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