GeForce RTX 3070 vs FirePro W7170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7170M with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.

W7170M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.22

RTX 3070 outperforms W7170M by a whopping 606% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking51442
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.04
Power efficiency5.6718.20
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAmethystGA104
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date2 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores20485888
Core clock speed723 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate92.54317.4
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs128184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s448.0 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 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
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.

W7170M 8.22
RTX 3070 58.06
+606%

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.

W7170M 3161
RTX 3070 22318
+606%

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.

W7170M 9708
RTX 3070 43005
+343%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

W7170M 26345
RTX 3070 88744
+237%

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.

W7170M 6935
RTX 3070 31020
+347%

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.

W7170M 43124
RTX 3070 154864
+259%

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 HD54
−178%
150
+178%
1440p12−14
−717%
98
+717%
4K9−10
−611%
64
+611%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.33
1440pno data5.09
4Kno data7.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−893%
149
+893%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−765%
147
+765%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−350%
110−120
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−800%
135
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−629%
124
+629%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−842%
311
+842%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
−595%
139
+595%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−464%
124
+464%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−413%
118
+413%
Valorant 30−33
−720%
246
+720%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−350%
110−120
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−680%
117
+680%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−541%
109
+541%
Dota 2 27−30
−372%
137
+372%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−160%
91
+160%
Fortnite 45−50
−377%
220−230
+377%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−676%
256
+676%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
−620%
144
+620%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−362%
134
+362%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−386%
107
+386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−231%
210−220
+231%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−326%
98
+326%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−596%
170−180
+596%
Valorant 30−33
−430%
159
+430%
World of Tanks 120−130
−127%
270−280
+127%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−350%
110−120
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−600%
105
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−435%
91
+435%
Dota 2 27−30
−331%
125
+331%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−234%
110−120
+234%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−576%
223
+576%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
−490%
118
+490%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−231%
210−220
+231%
Valorant 30−33
−690%
237
+690%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 10−11
−880%
98
+880%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−850%
95
+850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−327%
170−180
+327%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−800%
63
+800%
World of Tanks 55−60
−546%
350−400
+546%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−480%
85−90
+480%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−113%
68
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−729%
58
+729%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−841%
160−170
+841%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−876%
166
+876%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−717%
98
+717%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−621%
101
+621%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−982%
110−120
+982%
Valorant 21−24
−890%
208
+890%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−2050%
43
+2050%
Dota 2 18−20
−516%
117
+516%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−539%
115
+539%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1125%
49
+1125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−758%
200−210
+758%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−760%
43
+760%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−550%
117
+550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−957%
70−75
+957%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−3250%
65−70
+3250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−833%
28
+833%
Dota 2 18−20
−558%
125
+558%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−950%
100−110
+950%
Fortnite 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−880%
98
+880%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−1040%
57
+1040%
Valorant 8−9
−1350%
116
+1350%

This is how W7170M and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 178% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 717% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 611% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 is 3250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3070 surpassed W7170M in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.22 58.06
Recency 2 October 2015 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 220 Watt

W7170M has 120% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 606.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W7170M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7170M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3070 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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