FirePro W7170M vs Quadro K5000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5000. 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 K5000. 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 K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 22% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 17 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 400 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 20−22
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5000 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Quadro K5000
Architecture GCN 3 Kepler
Code name Tonga GK104
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 17 August 2012
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 723 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 90.37
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 172.8 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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