FirePro W5170M vs Quadro 4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and Quadro 4000, 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 Quadro 4000, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W5170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5170M 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 W5170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Quadro 4000
Power consumption (TDP) 142 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro 4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M and Quadro 4000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 4000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro 4000 - with Fermi.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 1692 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 6−7
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Quadro 4000
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Tropo GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 2 November 2010
Pipelines 640 256
Core clock speed 475 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 15.20
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 486.4 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2808 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 89.86 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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