GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs FirePro W5170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5170M with GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

W5170M
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.69

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms W5170M by a whopping 316% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking601237
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiencyno data21.64
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTropoGA107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date25 August 2014 (10 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores6402048
Core clock speed900 MHz712 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1057 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate37.0067.65
Floating-point processing power1.184 TFLOPS4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs1640
TMUs4064
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

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.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.6

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.

W5170M 5.69
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.68
+316%

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.

W5170M 2191
RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+316%

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.

W5170M 4197
RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+409%

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.

W5170M 2909
RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+439%

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.

W5170M 19095
RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+373%

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 HD27
−244%
93
+244%
1440p12−14
−317%
50
+317%
4K7−8
−371%
33
+371%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1078%
106
+1078%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−247%
50−55
+247%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1150%
75
+1150%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−420%
75−80
+420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−300%
45−50
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−822%
83
+822%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−288%
60−65
+288%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−289%
140−150
+289%
Hitman 3 12−14
−292%
45−50
+292%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−214%
110−120
+214%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−479%
80−85
+479%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−313%
60−65
+313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−247%
50−55
+247%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−933%
62
+933%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−420%
75−80
+420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−300%
45−50
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−578%
61
+578%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−288%
60−65
+288%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−289%
140−150
+289%
Hitman 3 12−14
−292%
45−50
+292%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−214%
110−120
+214%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−479%
80−85
+479%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−313%
60−65
+313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−515%
123
+515%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−168%
50−55
+168%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−247%
50−55
+247%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−783%
53
+783%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−300%
45−50
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−578%
61
+578%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−289%
140−150
+289%
Hitman 3 12−14
−292%
45−50
+292%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−206%
107
+206%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−430%
106
+430%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−242%
65
+242%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−44.9%
71
+44.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−313%
60−65
+313%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−300%
35−40
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3900%
40
+3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30
+900%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−738%
130−140
+738%
Hitman 3 10−11
−180%
27−30
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−550%
78
+550%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1625%
69
+1625%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−7700%
78
+7700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−275%
130−140
+275%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−475%
21−24
+475%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Hitman 3 2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−917%
120−130
+917%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−767%
24−27
+767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2100%
44
+2100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 12
Far Cry 5 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−540%
30−35
+540%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−850%
19
+850%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45
+0%
45
+0%

This is how W5170M and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 244% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 317% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 371% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 7700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.69 23.68
Recency 25 August 2014 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 Mobile has a 316.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5170M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 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.

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AMD FirePro W5170M
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