AMD FirePro W4170M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W4170M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 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 680M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4170M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 15% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 720 MHz
Around 19% higher boost clock speed: 900 MHz vs 758 MHz
2.2x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2802 vs 2409
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2802 vs 2409

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 April 2014 vs 4 June 2012
Core clock speed	825 MHz vs 720 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz vs 758 MHz
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2802 vs 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2802 vs 2409

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

3.7x more texture fill rate: 80.6 billion / sec vs 21.6 GTexel / s
3.5x more pipelines: 1344 vs 384
2.9x better floating-point performance: 2,038 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3252 vs 1049
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 345 vs 211
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9400 vs 6460
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.081 vs 15.502
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3111 vs 2689
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3111 vs 2689

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	80.6 billion / sec vs 21.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1344 vs 384
Floating-point performance	2,038 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3252 vs 1049
PassMark - G2D Mark	345 vs 211
Geekbench - OpenCL	9400 vs 6460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.081 vs 15.502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3111 vs 2689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3111 vs 2689

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W4170M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1049

3252

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

211

345

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6460

9400

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.502

28.081

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2802

2409

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2802

2409

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2689

3111

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2689

3111

Name	AMD FirePro W4170M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1049	3252
PassMark - G2D Mark	211	345
Geekbench - OpenCL	6460	9400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.502	28.081
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2802	2409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2802	2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2689	3111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2689	3111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		879.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		40.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		99.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1263
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W4170M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Mars	GK104
Launch date	28 April 2014	4 June 2012
Place in performance rating	1046	1048
Type	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$310.50
Price now		$499.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Technical info
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	758 MHz
Core clock speed	825 MHz	720 MHz
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	2,038 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	1344
Texture fill rate	21.6 GTexel / s	80.6 billion / sec
Transistor count	1,040 million	3,540 million
CUDA cores		1344
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		100 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	medium sized	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB / s	115.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
Enduro
Powerplay
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
SLI
TXAA