FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 950, 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 950, 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 950
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • FirePro W7170M has 11% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 950 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 950 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 301 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 950 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 4994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro W7170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 950
Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
Code name Tonga GM206
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 20 August 2015
Pipelines 2048 768
Core clock speed 723 MHz 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,825 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
AppAcceleration +
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