Quadro M1200 vs FirePro W7170M

Place in performance ranking	474	466
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.17	0.94
Architecture	GCN 3 (2014−2016)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Tonga	N17P-Q1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years old)	13 January 2017 (7 years old)
Current price	$600	$1372

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

W7170M has 24% better value for money than Quadro M1200.

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 cores	2048	640
Core clock speed	723 MHz	991 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1150 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	43.72
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on FirePro W7170M and Quadro M1200 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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	80 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	no data
Optimus	no data	+
3D Stereo	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12
Shader Model	6.3	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	5.0

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.

W7170M 8.16

Quadro M1200 8.36
+2.5%

Quadro M1200 outperforms FirePro W7170M by 2% based on our aggregated 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%

W7170M 3161

Quadro M1200 3238
+2.4%

Quadro M1200 outperforms FirePro W7170M by 2% in Passmark.

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%

W7170M 9708
+82.8%

Quadro M1200 5310

FirePro W7170M outperforms Quadro M1200 by 83% 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%

W7170M 6935
+67.5%

Quadro M1200 4142

FirePro W7170M outperforms Quadro M1200 by 67% 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%

W7170M 43124
+56.5%

Quadro M1200 27557

FirePro W7170M outperforms Quadro M1200 by 56% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

W7170M 77
+155%

Quadro M1200 30

FirePro W7170M outperforms Quadro M1200 by 155% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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	52 +73.3%	30 −73.3%
4K	10−12 −10%	11 +10%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −3.6%	27−30 +3.6%
Hitman 3	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −3.6%	27−30 +3.6%
Hitman 3	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +10.7%	28 −10.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −3.6%	27−30 +3.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +76.9%	13 −76.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how W7170M and Quadro M1200 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

W7170M is 73.3% faster than Quadro M1200

4K resolution:

Quadro M1200 is 10% faster than W7170M

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the W7170M is 76.9% faster than the Quadro M1200.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M1200 is 33.3% faster than the W7170M.

All in all, in popular games: