FirePro W7170M vs Quadro P5200

Place in the ranking	180	513
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.63	5.66
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GP104	Amethyst
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	2 October 2015 (9 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 cores	2560	2048
Core clock speed	1556 MHz	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	1746 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	279.4	92.54
Floating-point processing power	8.94 TFLOPS	2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	160	128

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	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	230.4 GB/s	160.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	-	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	+
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	-

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.

Quadro P5200 31.42
+282%

W7170M 8.22

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.

Quadro P5200 12077
+282%

W7170M 3161

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.

Quadro P5200 25100
+159%

W7170M 9708

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.

Quadro P5200 65844
+150%

W7170M 26345

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.

Quadro P5200 18467
+166%

W7170M 6935

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.

Quadro P5200 106328
+147%

W7170M 43124

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	114 +111%	54 −111%
4K	46 +283%	12−14 −283%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +288%	16−18 −288%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +306%	16−18 −306%
Elden Ring	100−110 +361%	21−24 −361%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +250%	24−27 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +288%	16−18 −288%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +306%	16−18 −306%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +336%	30−35 −336%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +259%	21−24 −259%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +183%	21−24 −183%
Valorant	120−130 +331%	27−30 −331%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +250%	24−27 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +288%	16−18 −288%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +306%	16−18 −306%
Dota 2	100−110 +259%	27−30 −259%
Elden Ring	100−110 +361%	21−24 −361%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
Fortnite	140−150 +206%	45−50 −206%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +336%	30−35 −336%
Grand Theft Auto V	100−110 +255%	27−30 −255%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +259%	21−24 −259%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	216 +232%	65−70 −232%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +183%	21−24 −183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +324%	24−27 −324%
Valorant	120−130 +331%	27−30 −331%
World of Tanks	270−280 +124%	120−130 −124%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +250%	24−27 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +288%	16−18 −288%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +306%	16−18 −306%
Dota 2	100−110 +259%	27−30 −259%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +336%	30−35 −336%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	84 +29.2%	65−70 −29.2%
Valorant	120−130 +331%	27−30 −331%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	55−60 +511%	9−10 −511%
Elden Ring	55−60 +436%	10−12 −436%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +460%	10−11 −460%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +327%	40−45 −327%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%
World of Tanks	200−210 +242%	55−60 −242%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +307%	14−16 −307%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +476%	16−18 −476%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +412%	16−18 −412%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +400%	14−16 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Valorant	90−95 +333%	21−24 −333%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Dota 2	55−60 +205%	18−20 −205%
Elden Ring	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +222%	18−20 −222%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	93 +288%	24−27 −288%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +222%	18−20 −222%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Dota 2	55−60 +205%	18−20 −205%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Fortnite	40−45 +413%	8−9 −413%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Valorant	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%

This is how Quadro P5200 and W7170M compete in popular games:

Quadro P5200 is 111% faster in 1080p
Quadro P5200 is 283% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P5200 is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Quadro P5200 surpassed W7170M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	31.42	8.22
Recency	21 February 2018	2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm

Quadro P5200 has a 282.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W7170M in performance tests.

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