NVIDIA P106-100 vs AMD FirePro W7170M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA P106-100 and AMD FirePro W7170M 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), 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA P106-100

AMD FirePro W7170M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA P106-100

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2.1x more core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 723 MHz
Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 136.7 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Around 48% better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 5000 MHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6541 vs 3162
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12824 vs 6796
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12824 vs 6796

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 June 2017 vs 2 October 2015
Core clock speed	1506 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6541 vs 3162
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12824 vs 6796
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12824 vs 6796

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7170M

Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 418 vs 246
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 50809 vs 36289
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3722 vs 1860
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 1680
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3722 vs 1860
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 1680

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	2048 vs 1280
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	418 vs 246
Geekbench - OpenCL	50809 vs 36289
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722 vs 1860
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362 vs 1680
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722 vs 1860
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362 vs 1680

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA P106-100
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W7170M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6541

3162

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

246

418

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

36289

50809

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12824

6796

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1860

3722

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1680

3362

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12824

6796

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1860

3722

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1680

3362

Name	NVIDIA P106-100	AMD FirePro W7170M
PassMark - G3D Mark	6541	3162
PassMark - G2D Mark	246	418
Geekbench - OpenCL	36289	50809
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	163.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1705.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	76.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	448.036
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12824	6796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1860	3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1680	3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12824	6796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1860	3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1680	3362
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4083

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA P106-100	AMD FirePro W7170M
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 3.0
Code name	GP106	Amethyst
Launch date	19 June 2017	2 October 2015
Place in performance rating	426	429
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	723 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	2048
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s	92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	4,400 million	5,000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB / s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro