FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 660

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 660, 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 W7170M stacks up against GeForce GTX 660, check out specs charts below.

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 660
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 140 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 660 has 40% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 660.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 660 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 660 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 660 is 257 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 660 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 4994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 20−22
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than FirePro W7170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 660
Architecture GCN 3 Kepler
Code name Tonga GK106
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 6 September 2012
Pipelines 2048 960
Core clock speed 723 MHz 980 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 78.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,981 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 144.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.3
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 960
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
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) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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