FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 650 Ti. 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 GTX 650 Ti. 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 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5170M 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 W5170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 650 Ti uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 650 Ti have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 650 Ti - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 650 Ti - with Kepler.
  • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 650 Ti are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 4495 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 12−14
ultra / 1080p 6−7 7−8
QHD / 1440p 1−2 2−3
low / 720p 24−27 27−30
medium / 1080p 12−14 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Tropo GK106
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 9 October 2012
Pipelines 640 768
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 59.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,425 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 86.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.1 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 Displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 49 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.26 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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