AMD FirePro W4170M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W4170M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro W4170M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4170M

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
800x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6460 vs 4480
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.502 vs 12.582

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 April 2014 vs 27 November 2013
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	6460 vs 4480
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.502 vs 12.582

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Around 28% higher core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 825 MHz
Around 57% higher texture fill rate: 33.9 billion / sec vs 21.6 GTexel / s
Around 18% better floating-point performance: 812.5 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1750 vs 1037
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 360 vs 212
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3478 vs 2802
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3478 vs 2802
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3332 vs 2689
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3332 vs 2689

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1058 MHz vs 825 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion / sec vs 21.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1750 vs 1037
PassMark - G2D Mark	360 vs 212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3478 vs 2802
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3478 vs 2802
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332 vs 2689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332 vs 2689

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W4170M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1037

1750

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

212

360

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6460

4480

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.502

12.582

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2802

3478

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2802

3478

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2689

3332

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2689

3332

Name	AMD FirePro W4170M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
PassMark - G3D Mark	1037	1750
PassMark - G2D Mark	212	360
Geekbench - OpenCL	6460	4480
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.502	12.582
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2802	3478
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2802	3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2689	3332
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2689	3332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2663
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		545

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W4170M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Mars	GK106
Launch date	28 April 2014	27 November 2013
Place in performance rating	1035	1036
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$144.81
Value for money (0-100)		16.05
Technical info
Boost clock speed	900 MHz
Core clock speed	825 MHz	1058 MHz
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	812.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	384
Texture fill rate	21.6 GTexel / s	33.9 billion / sec
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,540 million
CUDA cores		384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		64 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.38" (11.1 cm)
Length		5.70" (14.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB / s	80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	5.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
Enduro
Powerplay
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA