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    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 970M, 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 GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 970M 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 GTX 970M here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 201 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro W7170M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
    Code name Tonga GM204
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 2048 1280
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 83.04
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    AppAcceleration +
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