FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GT 650M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 650M, 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 W7170M stacks up against GeForce GT 650M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 650M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 650M 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 W7170M or GeForce GT 650M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce GT 650M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W7170M has 122% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 650M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GT 650M - with Kepler.
  • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 650M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than GeForce GT 650M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce GT 650M
Architecture GCN 3 Kepler
Code name Tonga N13E-GE
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 22 March 2012
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 723 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 652.8 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 API
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 21 Mh/s
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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