FirePro W7170M vs Quadro K1200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Quadro K1200, 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 Quadro K1200, 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 Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W7170M has 122% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M and Quadro K1200 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K1200 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 335 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and Quadro K1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M and Quadro K1200 is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Quadro K1200
Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
Code name Tonga GM107
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 28 January 2015
Pipelines 2048 512
Core clock speed 723 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 35.97
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,151 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12
Shader Model 6.3 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
AppAcceleration +
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