FirePro W7170M vs Quadro 2000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Quadro 2000, 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 Quadro 2000, check out specs charts below.

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 Quadro 2000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 62 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W7170M has 61% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 2000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 2000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Quadro 2000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 98 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 2000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 2400 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 1−2
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 10−12
medium / 1080p 24−27 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 460% more, than Quadro 2000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Quadro 2000
Architecture GCN 3 Fermi
Code name Tonga GF106
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 24 December 2010
Pipelines 2048 192
Core clock speed 723 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 20.00
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 480.0 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 41.6 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 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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