RTX A1000 Mobile vs FirePro W5170M

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Aggregated performance score

W5170M
2015
2048 MB GDDR5
5.66

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms FirePro W5170M by 307% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking563221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.22no data
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTropoGA107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price$1530 no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

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 cores6402048
Boost clock speed925 MHz1140 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate37.0072.96
Floating-point performance1,184 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on FirePro W5170M and RTX A1000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s176.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity+no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDAno data8.6

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 5.66
RTX A1000 Mobile 23.06
+307%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms FirePro W5170M by 307% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

W5170M 4197
RTX A1000 Mobile 15135
+261%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms FirePro W5170M by 261% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

W5170M 2909
RTX A1000 Mobile 11321
+289%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms FirePro W5170M by 289% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

W5170M 19095
RTX A1000 Mobile 70880
+271%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms FirePro W5170M by 271% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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
−152%
68
+152%
1440p6−7
−350%
27
+350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−578%
61
+578%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−318%
45−50
+318%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−733%
50
+733%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−347%
75−80
+347%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−253%
60−65
+253%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−456%
50
+456%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−608%
85
+608%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−369%
60−65
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−311%
75−80
+311%
Hitman 3 12−14
−546%
84
+546%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−518%
68
+518%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−280%
35−40
+280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−675%
62
+675%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−318%
45−50
+318%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−450%
33
+450%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−347%
75−80
+347%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−253%
60−65
+253%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−311%
37
+311%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−558%
79
+558%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−369%
60−65
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−311%
75−80
+311%
Hitman 3 12−14
−431%
69
+431%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−382%
53
+382%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−413%
41
+413%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−280%
35−40
+280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−467%
85
+467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−575%
54
+575%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−318%
45−50
+318%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−317%
25
+317%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−347%
75−80
+347%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−222%
29
+222%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−508%
73
+508%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−369%
60−65
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−311%
75−80
+311%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−258%
43
+258%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−225%
26
+225%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Hitman 3 9−10
−356%
41
+356%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−217%
38
+217%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−500%
24
+500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 22
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1600%
50−55
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−633%
40−45
+633%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−488%
45−50
+488%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Hitman 3 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Metro Exodus 0−1 14−16
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 5−6
Far Cry 5 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

This is how W5170M and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 152% faster than W5170M in 1080p
  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 350% faster than W5170M in 1440p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A1000 Mobile is 2600% faster than the W5170M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX A1000 Mobile surpassed W5170M in all 65 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.66 23.06
Recency 2 October 2015 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

The RTX A1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5170M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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