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    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 480

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 480. 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 GTX 480. 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.
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    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:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 480
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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    • GeForce GTX 480 has 150% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 480 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 480 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 480 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 23 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
    • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 6−7
    4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
    low / 720p 35−40 40−45
    medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than FirePro W7170M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 480
    Architecture GCN 3 Fermi
    Code name Tonga GF100
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 7 December 2010
    Pipelines 2048 480
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 3,100 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 42 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,345.0 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 177.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.2
    OpenCL 2.0 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 480
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
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