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    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 560M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 560M. 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 560M. 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.
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    FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 560M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 560M 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 GTX 560M here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 560M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 560M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W7170M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M.
    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 560M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 560M has 1532 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 560M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 560M - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 52 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 560M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 4−5
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 2−3
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 14−16
    medium / 1080p 24−27 7−8
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 560M
    Architecture GCN 3 Fermi
    Code name Tonga N12E-GS
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 30 May 2011
    Pipelines 2048 192
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 775 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 1,170 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 24.8 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 595.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 API
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options 2-way
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
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