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    FirePro W5170M vs GeForce 720A

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and GeForce 720A. 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 W5170M and GeForce 720A. 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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    GeForce 720A

    FirePro W5170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: FirePro W5170M 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 W5170M here:

    FirePro W5170M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W5170M GeForce 720A
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce 720A uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • FirePro W5170M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
    • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 720A - in Desktops.
    • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce 720A - with Fermi 2.0.
    • FirePro W5170M and GeForce 720A are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce 720A.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 −
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 1−2
    medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce 720A.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W5170M GeForce 720A
    Architecture GCN Fermi 2.0
    Code name Tropo GF117
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 1 July 2014
    Pipelines 640 96
    Core clock speed 775 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz 938 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 585 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.00 15.01
    Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 360.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 2.1
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
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