GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs FirePro W7170M

Place in the ranking	519	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.67	53.43
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Amethyst	GB203
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	2 October 2015 (9 years ago)	2025 (recently)

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 cores	2048	10496
Core clock speed	723 MHz	990 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1515 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	496.9
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	128
TMUs	128	328
Tensor Cores	no data	328
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	82

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	811.5 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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 7.94

RTX 5090 Mobile 71.03
+795%

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 5090 Mobile 28280
+795%

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

−733%

450−500
+733%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −785%	230−240 +785%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −779%	290−300 +779%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −750%	170−180 +750%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −764%	190−200 +764%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −770%	200−210 +770%
Valorant	30−33 −767%	260−270 +767%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −785%	230−240 +785%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Dota 2	27−30 −762%	250−260 +762%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −757%	300−310 +757%
Fortnite	45−50 −733%	400−450 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −779%	290−300 +779%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −750%	170−180 +750%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −762%	250−260 +762%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −764%	190−200 +764%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −746%	550−600 +746%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −770%	200−210 +770%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −780%	220−230 +780%
Valorant	30−33 −767%	260−270 +767%
World of Tanks	120−130 −794%	1100−1150 +794%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −785%	230−240 +785%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Dota 2	27−30 −762%	250−260 +762%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −757%	300−310 +757%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −779%	290−300 +779%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −750%	170−180 +750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −746%	550−600 +746%
Valorant	30−33 −767%	260−270 +767%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −746%	110−120 +746%
Dota 2	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −775%	350−400 +775%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
World of Tanks	55−60 −747%	500−550 +747%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −764%	95−100 +764%
Valorant	21−24 −757%	180−190 +757%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
Dota 2	18−20 −742%	160−170 +742%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −775%	210−220 +775%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Dota 2	18−20 −742%	160−170 +742%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%
Fortnite	8−9 −775%	70−75 +775%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Valorant	8−9 −775%	70−75 +775%

This is how W7170M and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 Mobile is 733% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.94	71.03
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt

RTX 5090 Mobile has a 794.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile 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 5090 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.