GeForce RTX 3080 vs FirePro W5170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5170M with GeForce RTX 3080, including specs and performance data.

W5170M
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.70

RTX 3080 outperforms W5170M by a whopping 1050% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking60627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.38
Power efficiencyno data14.12
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTropoGA102
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date25 August 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6408704
Core clock speed900 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data320 Watt
Texture fill rate37.00465.1
Floating-point processing power1.184 TFLOPS29.77 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs40272
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data68

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB10 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s760.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 5.70
RTX 3080 65.54
+1050%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

W5170M 2191
RTX 3080 25186
+1050%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

W5170M 4197
RTX 3080 53713
+1180%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

W5170M 2909
RTX 3080 39257
+1250%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

W5170M 19095
RTX 3080 188064
+885%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

W5170M 8303
RTX 3080 167014
+1911%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

W5170M 9050
RTX 3080 145176
+1504%

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 HD27
−522%
168
+522%
1440p10−12
−1150%
125
+1150%
4K7−8
−1143%
87
+1143%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.16
1440pno data5.59
4Kno data8.03

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1000%
150−160
+1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1150%
150−160
+1150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1000%
150−160
+1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1008%
133
+1008%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1496%
383
+1496%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1167%
152
+1167%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−821%
129
+821%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−671%
131
+671%
Valorant 18−20
−1439%
277
+1439%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1000%
150−160
+1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−942%
125
+942%
Dota 2 18−20
−674%
147
+674%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−356%
123
+356%
Fortnite 30−35
−653%
250−260
+653%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1258%
326
+1258%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1367%
176
+1367%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−674%
147
+674%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−750%
119
+750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−348%
210−220
+348%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−600%
119
+600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−867%
170−180
+867%
Valorant 18−20
−1011%
200
+1011%
World of Tanks 90−95
−207%
270−280
+207%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1000%
150−160
+1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−875%
117
+875%
Dota 2 18−20
−611%
135
+611%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−367%
120−130
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1096%
287
+1096%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1067%
140
+1067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−348%
210−220
+348%
Valorant 18−20
−1389%
268
+1389%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6−7
−1767%
112
+1767%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−1767%
112
+1767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−400%
170−180
+400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2000%
84
+2000%
World of Tanks 40−45
−993%
400−450
+993%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−867%
85−90
+867%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1480%
79
+1480%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1233%
160−170
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2090%
219
+2090%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−1475%
126
+1475%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1683%
107
+1683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1467%
140−150
+1467%
Valorant 14−16
−1553%
248
+1553%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−255%
35−40
+255%
Dota 2 16−18
−741%
143
+741%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−741%
143
+741%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−6400%
65
+6400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1206%
200−210
+1206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1300%
56
+1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−741%
143
+741%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−255%
35−40
+255%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1950%
41
+1950%
Dota 2 16−18
−659%
129
+659%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1650%
100−110
+1650%
Fortnite 5−6
−1820%
95−100
+1820%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2600%
135
+2600%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−2500%
78
+2500%
Valorant 5−6
−2960%
153
+2960%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how W5170M and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is 522% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 is 1150% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 is 1143% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.70 65.54
Recency 25 August 2014 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3080 has a 1049.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5170M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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