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AMD FirePro W7170M

AMD FirePro W7170M

The AMD FirePro W7170M is a high-end graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the same Tonga-chip as the AMD Radeon R9 M390X and seems to be similar clocked. Therefore, the card is based on the third generation of the GCN architecture (GCN 1.2) and supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_0). 

The FirePro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

The performance should be theoretically in the same ballpark as the Nvidia Quadro M4000M. In 3D games, the W7170M should perform similar to the R9 M390X consumer card.

The power consumption of the W7170M should be similar to the Quadro M5000M and M4000M cards and therefore in the 100 Watt region. That means it is suited only for large laptops with e.g. 17-inch screens.

FirePro W Series

FirePro W7170M 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
FirePro W5170M compare 640 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
FirePro W5130M compare 512 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
FirePro W4170M compare 384 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
FirePro W4190M compare 384 @ 0.83 - 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameTonga
ArchitectureGCN 3
Pipelines2048 - unified
Core Speed723 MHz
Memory Speed5000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan
Power Consumption100? Watt
Transistor Count5 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesDirectX 12, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Vulkan, Mantle, Eyefinity, Enduro, App Acceleration, HD3D
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement02.10.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
3.1 pt (9%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +
specvp12 snx-02 +
specvp12 showcase-01 +
specvp12 mediacal-01 +
specvp12 maya-04 +
specvp12 energy-01 +
specvp12 creo-01 +
specvp12 catia-04 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
146  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
93  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
97  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
72  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
31  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
278  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
187  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
89  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
63  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
132  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
111  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
95  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
74  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
101  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
93  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
177  fps    + Compare
med. 1344x756
126  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
70  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
52  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
232  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
116  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
99  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
67  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
62  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
57  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
57  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
40  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.