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    FirePro W7170M vs Quadro K5100M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5100M, 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 K5100M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5100M 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 W7170M or Quadro K5100M here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    Quadro K5100M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M Quadro K5100M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Quadro K5100M has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 48 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M and Quadro K5100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 1400 MHz higher, than Quadro K5100M.

    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 K5100M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M Quadro K5100M
    Architecture GCN 3 Kepler
    Code name Tonga N15E-Q5-A2
    Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
    Release date 2 October 2015 23 July 2013
    Pipelines 2048 1536
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 771 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 98.69
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2,369 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 115.2 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 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    AppAcceleration +
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