FirePro W7170M vs GeForce 825M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce 825M, 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 825M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W7170M and GeForce 825M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W7170M and GeForce 825M 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 825M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce 825M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W7170M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 825M.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 825M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 825M.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 825M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce 825M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 825M is 127 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and GeForce 825M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 2−3
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1750% more, than GeForce 825M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce 825M
Architecture GCN 3 Kepler
Code name Tonga GK208
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 27 January 2014
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 723 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 915 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 30.11
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 722.7 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 14.4 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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