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    FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GT 650M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 650M, 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 W5170M stacks up against GeForce GT 650M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 650M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 650M 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 650M here:

    FirePro W5170M Laptops
    GeForce GT 650M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 650M
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 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 650M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 650M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 650M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GT 650M - with Kepler.
    • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GT 650M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 14−16
    medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GT 650M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W5170M GeForce GT 650M
    Architecture GCN Kepler
    Code name Tropo N13E-GE
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 22 March 2012
    Pipelines 640 384
    Boost Clock 925 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 1,270 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.00
    Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 652.8 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1800 - 4000 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) 21 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
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