FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 465

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 465. 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 W7170M and GeForce GTX 465. 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 W7170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W7170M 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 W7170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 465
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None Two 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 465 has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 465 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 465.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 465 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 465 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 465 is 492 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 465 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3397 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 465.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 30−33
medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 465.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 465
Architecture GCN 3 Fermi
Code name Tonga GF100
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 31 May 2010
Pipelines 2048 352
Core clock speed 723 MHz 1215 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 26.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 855.4 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1603 MHz (3206 data rate)
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 102.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 352
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 64 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Compute performance 30x
AppAcceleration +
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