FireStream 9170 vs GeForce GT 710

Place in performance ranking	903	893
Place by popularity	52	not in top-100
Value for money	0.04	0.02
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GK208B	RV670
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)	8 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$34.99	no data
Current price	$81 (2.3x MSRP)	$360

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 710 has 100% better value for money than FireStream 9170.

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	192	320
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	954 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.26	12.80
Floating-point performance	366.3 gflops	512.0 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	3 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

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

3D Vision	+	no data
PureVideo	+	no data
PhysX	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

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.

GT 710 1.63

FireStream 9170 1.67
+2.5%

FireStream 9170 outperforms GeForce GT 710 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%

GT 710 630

FireStream 9170 647
+2.7%

FireStream 9170 outperforms GeForce GT 710 by 3% in Passmark.

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	8 +0%	8−9 +0%
1440p	3 +0%	3−4 +0%
4K	7 +0%	7−8 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	3 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%