FirePro W7170M vs GeForce 920A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and GeForce 920A. 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 W7170M and GeForce 920A. 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 W7170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W7170M 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 W7170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce 920A
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W7170M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 920A.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 920A uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 920A.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 920A - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce 920A - with Kepler 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 920A is 231 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and GeForce 920A are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 2998 MHz higher, than GeForce 920A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce 920A.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce 920A
Architecture GCN 3 Kepler 2.0
Code name Tonga GK208B
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 13 March 2015
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 723 MHz 954 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 915 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 30.53
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 441.6 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 16.02 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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