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    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 960

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 960. 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 960. 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 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:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 960
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 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 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 960 has 20% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 960 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 960 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 960 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 404 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 960 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 4993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

    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 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro W7170M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 960
    Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
    Code name Tonga GM206
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 22 January 2015
    Pipelines 2048 1024
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 1127 MHz
    Boost Clock 1178 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 72 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2,413 gflops
    Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 7.0 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 112 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
    CUDA cores 1024
    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) 318 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    AppAcceleration +
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