GeForce 8800 GS vs FirePro W5170M

Place in performance ranking	566	1094
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.23	0.01
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Tropo	G92
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	31 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price	$1530	$145

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

W5170M has 2200% better value for money than 8800 GS.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	96
Core clock speed	no data	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	105 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.00	26.40
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	264 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro W5170M and GeForce 8800 GS compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	384 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

W5170M 5.67
+567%

8800 GS 0.85

FirePro W5170M outperforms GeForce 8800 GS by 567% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

W5170M 2191
+564%

8800 GS 330

FirePro W5170M outperforms GeForce 8800 GS by 564% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

24
+700%

3−4

−700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

+567%

9−10
−567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +567%	6−7 −567%
Battlefield 5	100−105 +567%	14−16 −567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +567%	9−10 −567%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +525%	16−18 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +567%	27−30 −567%
Hitman 3	70−75 +536%	10−12 −536%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +543%	27−30 −543%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +554%	12−14 −554%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +567%	14−16 −567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +532%	18−20 −532%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +567%	24−27 −567%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +567%	6−7 −567%
Battlefield 5	100−105 +567%	14−16 −567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +567%	9−10 −567%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +525%	16−18 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +567%	27−30 −567%
Hitman 3	70−75 +536%	10−12 −536%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +543%	27−30 −543%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +554%	12−14 −554%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +567%	14−16 −567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +532%	18−20 −532%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +567%	15 −567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +567%	24−27 −567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +567%	6−7 −567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +567%	9−10 −567%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +567%	27−30 −567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +543%	27−30 −543%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +532%	18−20 −532%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +567%	24−27 −567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+567%

14−16
−567%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +536%	10−12 −536%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +567%	9−10 −567%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +550%	10−11 −550%
Hitman 3	65−70 +550%	10−11 −550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +554%	12−14 −554%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+550%

10−11

−550%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Hitman 3	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +567%	6−7 −567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +567%	6−7 −567%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +543%	7−8 −543%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%