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    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GTX 960A

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 960A, 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 960A, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 960A

    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 960A
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W7170M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960A uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 960A - in Desktops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 960A - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 306 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GTX 960A are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 12 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 2−3
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 24−27
    medium / 1080p 24−27 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GTX 960A
    Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
    Code name Tonga GM107
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 13 March 2015
    Pipelines 2048 640
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 1029 MHz
    Boost Clock 1085 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 43.40
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 80.19 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
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