FirePro W7170M vs Quadro 6000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and Quadro 6000. 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 Quadro 6000. 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 Quadro 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 204 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 6000 has 104% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 6000 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 6000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Quadro 6000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 149 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 6000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 2012 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 27−30
medium / 1080p 24−27 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than Quadro 6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Quadro 6000
Architecture GCN 3 Fermi
Code name Tonga GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 10 December 2010
Pipelines 2048 448
Core clock speed 723 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 32.14
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 143.4 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 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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