HD Graphics 3000 vs FirePro W5170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5170M with HD Graphics 3000, including specs and performance data.

W5170M
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.68
+761%

W5170M outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 761% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5941180
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code nameTropoSandy Bridge GT2+
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date25 August 2014 (10 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 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 cores64096
Core clock speed900 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no dataunknown
Texture fill rate37.0015.60
Floating-point processing power1.184 TFLOPS0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPs162
TMUs4012

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)Ring Bus
Widthno dataIGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1125 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth72 GB/sno data
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 outputsPortable Device Dependent
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)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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 5.68
+761%
HD Graphics 3000 0.66

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
+763%
HD Graphics 3000 254

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
+663%
HD Graphics 3000 2503

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 HD29
+222%
9
−222%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how W5170M and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • W5170M is 222% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the W5170M is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, W5170M surpassed HD Graphics 3000 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.68 0.66
Recency 25 August 2014 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

W5170M has a 760.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro W5170M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation card while HD Graphics 3000 is a desktop 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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