Quadro NVS 5100M vs FirePro W7170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7170M and Quadro NVS 5100M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

W7170M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.19
+781%

W7170M outperforms NVS 5100M by a whopping 781% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5071116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.911.92
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GT2xx (2010)
GPU code nameAmethystN10P-NS
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date2 October 2015 (9 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 cores204848
Core clock speed723 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate92.54no data
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 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 outputsno data
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 (12_0)10.1
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

W7170M 8.19
+781%
NVS 5100M 0.93

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

W7170M 26345
+900%
NVS 5100M 2634

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 HD52
+940%
5−6
−940%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Hitman 3 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+83.9%
30−35
−83.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Hitman 3 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+790%
10−11
−790%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+83.9%
30−35
−83.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Hitman 3 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+130%
10−11
−130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+83.9%
30−35
−83.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

This is how W7170M and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:

  • W7170M is 940% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the W7170M is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, W7170M surpassed NVS 5100M in all 38 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 0.93
Recency 2 October 2015 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

W7170M has a 780.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 5100M, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W7170M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 5100M in performance tests.


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