AMD FirePro W5170M vs NVIDIA Quadro K4200

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5170M and NVIDIA Quadro K4200 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro W5170M

NVIDIA Quadro K4200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5170M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 771 MHz
Around 18% higher boost clock speed: 925 MHz vs 784 MHz
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 3311
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 3311

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 August 2014 vs 22 July 2014
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 771 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz vs 784 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3311
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3311

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4200

2.4x more texture fill rate: 87.81 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
2.1x more pipelines: 1344 vs 640
Around 78% better floating-point performance: 2,107 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 4500 MHz
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4325 vs 1792
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 501 vs 356
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12321 vs 8303
Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6373 vs 3409
Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6373 vs 3409
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3382 vs 3189
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3382 vs 3189

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	87.81 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1344 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,107 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4325 vs 1792
PassMark - G2D Mark	501 vs 356
Geekbench - OpenCL	12321 vs 8303
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6373 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6373 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3382 vs 3189
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3382 vs 3189

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5170M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4200

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1792

4325

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

356

501

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8303

12321

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3409

6373

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3409

6373

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3189

3382

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3189

3382

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3311

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3311

Name	AMD FirePro W5170M	NVIDIA Quadro K4200
PassMark - G3D Mark	1792	4325
PassMark - G2D Mark	356	501
Geekbench - OpenCL	8303	12321
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3409	6373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3409	6373
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3189	3382
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3189	3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3311
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		33.016
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		736.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		31.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		70.194
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5170M	NVIDIA Quadro K4200
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Tropo	GK104
Launch date	25 August 2014	22 July 2014
Place in performance rating	696	697
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$854.99
Price now		$446.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.92
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	784 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	771 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	2,107 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1344
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s	87.81 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	3,540 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		108 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Length		241 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	172.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	5400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro