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    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 850M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 850M. 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 850M. 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 850M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 850M 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 850M here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 850M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 850M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W7170M has 122% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 850M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 850M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 850M - with Maxwell.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 2−3
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 27−30
    medium / 1080p 24−27 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 850M
    Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
    Code name Tonga N15P-GT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 2048 640
    Core clock speed 723 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 36.08
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,155 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 153 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Standard memory configuration DDR3 or GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.8 Mh/s
    AppAcceleration +
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