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    FirePro W5170M vs GeForce GTX 980M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 980M, 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 W5170M stacks up against GeForce GTX 980M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 980M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 980M 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 W5170M or GeForce GTX 980M here:

    FirePro W5170M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W5170M GeForce GTX 980M
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
    • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
    • FirePro W5170M and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 245% more, than FirePro W5170M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W5170M GeForce GTX 980M
    Architecture GCN Maxwell
    Code name Tropo GM204
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 640 1536
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.00 51.84
    Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 3,462 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    AppAcceleration +
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