FirePro W5170M vs Quadro M2000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Quadro M2000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W5170M and Quadro M2000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro M2000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro M2000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • FirePro W5170M and Quadro M2000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 2112 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 21−24
ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
QHD / 1440p 1−2 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 24−27 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Quadro M2000
Architecture GCN Maxwell 2.0
Code name Tropo GM206
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 8 April 2016
Pipelines 640 768
Core clock speed 796 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1163 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 55.82
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 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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