AMD FirePro W4170M vs NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

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Combined performance score

Quadro 2000M
2.01

FirePro W4170M outperforms Quadro 2000M by 33% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking839768
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.250.13
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameFermiMars XTX?
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date22 February 2011 (13 years old)16 November 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$46.56 no data
Current price$135 (2.9x MSRP)$495
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro 2000M has 92% better value for money than W4170M.

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 cores192384
Core clock speed550 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data
Texture fill rate17.6021.60
Floating-point performance422.4 gflops691.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro 2000M and FirePro W4170M 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s64 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 outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.1no 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.

Quadro 2000M 2.01
W4170M 2.68
+33.3%

FirePro W4170M outperforms Quadro 2000M by 33% in our combined 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%

Quadro 2000M 781
W4170M 1039
+33%

FirePro W4170M outperforms Quadro 2000M by 33% 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%

Quadro 2000M 1261
W4170M 2315
+83.6%

FirePro W4170M outperforms Quadro 2000M by 84% in 3DMark 11 Performance 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 HD38
+72.7%
22
−72.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 0−1 1−2
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

This is how Quadro 2000M and W4170M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Quadro 2000M is 72.7% faster than W4170M

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the W4170M is 300% faster than the Quadro 2000M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • W4170M is ahead in 37 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (23%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.01 2.68
Recency 22 February 2011 16 November 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The FirePro W4170M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 2000M in performance tests.


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