FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GT 645M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 645M. 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 GT 645M. 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 W5170M and GeForce GT 645M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 645M 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 W5170M or GeForce GT 645M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 645M
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GT 645M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 645M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 645M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GT 645M - with Kepler.
  • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 645M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 645M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 1−2
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 220% more, than GeForce GT 645M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 645M
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Tropo N13P-GS
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 22 March 2012
Pipelines 640 384
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 22.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 544.5 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 19 Mh/s
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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