GeForce RTX 4080 vs FirePro W4170M

Place in the ranking	803	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	28.94
Power efficiency	no data	19.42
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Opal	AD103
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2015 (9 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,199

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 cores	384	9728
Core clock speed	825 MHz	2205 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	761.5
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	112
TMUs	24	304
Tensor Cores	no data	304
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	76

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	310 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	716.8 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5 (5.1)	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1 (1.2)	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.170	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

W4170M 2.70

RTX 4080 89.78
+3225%

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.

W4170M 1041

RTX 4080 34633
+3227%

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.

W4170M 2315

RTX 4080 86267
+3626%

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.

W4170M 1766

RTX 4080 57903
+3179%

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.

W4170M 12506

RTX 4080 185431
+1383%

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	21 −1052%	242 +1052%
1440p	4−5 −4000%	164 +4000%
4K	3−4 −3600%	111 +3600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.95
1440p	no data	7.31
4K	no data	10.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−4520%

231
+4520%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1933%	180−190 +1933%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	262
Battlefield 5	4−5 −6000%	240−250 +6000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −4520%	231 +4520%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2260%	110−120 +2260%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −2771%	200−210 +2771%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1954%	260−270 +1954%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1743%	120−130 +1743%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1405%	300−350 +1405%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −7650%	150−160 +7650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1967%	120−130 +1967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −3267%	400−450 +3267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −305%	150−160 +305%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1933%	180−190 +1933%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	217
Battlefield 5	4−5 −6000%	240−250 +6000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −4100%	210 +4100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2260%	110−120 +2260%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −2771%	200−210 +2771%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1954%	260−270 +1954%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1743%	120−130 +1743%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1405%	300−350 +1405%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −7650%	150−160 +7650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1967%	120−130 +1967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −4167%	512 +4167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1371%	200−210 +1371%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −305%	150−160 +305%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1933%	180−190 +1933%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	189
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −3700%	190 +3700%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2260%	110−120 +2260%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1954%	260−270 +1954%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1743%	120−130 +1743%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1786%	396 +1786%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −3900%	480 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1750%	259 +1750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −332%	164 +332%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1967%

120−130
+1967%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −4050%	160−170 +4050%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −2700%	110−120 +2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −5450%	110−120 +5450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4000%	80−85 +4000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −12800%	129 +12800%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2700%	80−85 +2700%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1538%	130−140 +1538%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −4643%	332 +4643%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −9450%	191 +9450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −1400%	240−250 +1400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−2050%

120−130
+2050%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −8700%	85−90 +8700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3350%	65−70 +3350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −3950%	80−85 +3950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −9900%	100 +9900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −5100%	50−55 +5100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −4900%	50−55 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	87

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−2675%

110−120
+2675%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	153 +0%	153 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	149 +0%	149 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	390 +0%	390 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +0%	187 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	63 +0%	63 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	195 +0%	195 +0%

This is how W4170M and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 is 1052% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 is 4000% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 is 3600% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 is 12800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4080 is ahead in 57 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.70	89.78
Recency	23 April 2015	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RTX 4080 has a 3225.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4170M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4170M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.