FirePro W7170M vs NVS 510

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and NVS 510, 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 NVS 510, 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 NVS 510
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W7170M has 185% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and NVS 510 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and NVS 510 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and NVS 510 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of NVS 510 is 74 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and NVS 510 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3218 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M NVS 510
Architecture GCN 3 Kepler
Code name Tonga GK107
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 23 October 2012
Pipelines 2048 192
Core clock speed 723 MHz 797 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 12.75
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 306.0 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 28.51 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 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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