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    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce 840M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce 840M, 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 840M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W7170M and GeForce 840M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and GeForce 840M 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 840M here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    GeForce 840M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce 840M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 33 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W7170M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 840M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce 840M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 840M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce 840M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 306 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce 840M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

    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 12−14
    medium / 1080p 24−27 3−4
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 366% more, than GeForce 840M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce 840M
    Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
    Code name Tonga N15S-GT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 2048 384
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 1029 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 17.98
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 863.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 16.02 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    AppAcceleration +
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