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AMD FirePro W4170M vs AMD FirePro W4190M

AMD FirePro W4170M

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The AMD FirePro W4170M is a professional workstation graphics card for laptops. It is based on the same Mars chip as the AMD Radeon HD 8790M and similarly clocked. Therefore, the GPU takes position in the mid-range of mobile laptop graphics cards as of 2013. Thanks to its optimized drivers, the W4170M offers a very good performance in professional 3D applications like CAD, while the gaming performance is similar to a Nvidia GeForce GT 750M.

The AMD FirePro M4100 series is based on the GCN architecture and therefore supports DirectX 11.2. The 384 shader cores can also be used with OpenCL as 6 compute units.

The AMD FirePro W4170M was first announced in the Dell Precision M2800 which is remarkably similar to the Dell Latitude E6540 (see our review) that offers a AMD Radeon HD 8790M.

AMD FirePro W4190M

► remove from comparison AMD FirePro W4190M

The AMD FirePro W4190M is a professional workstation graphics card for laptops. It is based on the same Mars chip as the AMD Radeon HD 8790M and AMD FirePro W4170M and similarly clocked. Therefore, the GPU takes position in the lower mid-range of mobile laptop graphics cards as of 2015. Thanks to its optimized drivers, the W4190M offers a very good performance in professional 3D applications like CAD, while the gaming performance is similar to a Nvidia GeForce 840M / Radeon HD 8790M.

The AMD FirePro M4100 series is based on the GCN architecture and therefore supports DirectX 12. The 384 shader cores can also be used with OpenCL as 6 compute units.

AMD FirePro W4170MAMD FirePro W4190M
FirePro W Series
FirePro W7170M compare 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 384 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
FirePro W4190M 384 @ 0.83 - 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
FirePro W7170M compare 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 384 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
FirePro W4190M 384 @ 0.83 - 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameMars XTX?Mars XTX?
ArchitectureGCNGCN
Pipelines384 - unified384 - unified
Core Speed850 - 900 (Boost) MHz825 - 900 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed4000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB2048 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 11.2, Shader 5.0DirectX 11.2, Shader 5.0
Transistors900 Million900 Million
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesApp Acceleration, PowerPlay, PowerTune, ZeroCore, Enduro, PCI Express 3.0 x16App Acceleration, PowerPlay, PowerTune, ZeroCore, Enduro, PCI Express 3.0 x16
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement16.11.2012 12.11.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W4170M
0.8 pt (2%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W4190M
0.8 pt (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
10501 Points (10%)
min: 6567     avg: 7603     median: 7894 (7%)     max: 8348 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
12506 Points (3%)
min: 8513     avg: 11144     median: 12317 (3%)     max: 12601 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
1694 Points (3%)
min: 1517     avg: 1630     median: 1663 (3%)     max: 1711 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
1766 Points (2%)
min: 1588     avg: 1713     median: 1745 (2%)     max: 1806 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
93515 Points (10%)
min: 35930     avg: 39704     median: 39703.5 (4%)     max: 43477 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
2629 Points (3%)
min: 2173     avg: 2451     median: 2570 (3%)     max: 2611 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2315 Points (2%)
min: 1932     avg: 2221     median: 2351 (2%)     max: 2379 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro W4170M
3DMark 06
13622 Points (18%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro W4190M
12929 Points (17%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
min: 6.2     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (2%)     max: 8.3 fps
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
22.4 fps (7%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
17.6 fps (8%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
31.1 fps (6%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
25 fps (15%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W4190M
28.7 fps (17%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
9.8 fps (6%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W4190M
23.4 fps (13%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
47.8 fps (36%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W4190M
51.2 fps (39%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
11 fps (13%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W4190M
8.7 fps (10%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
68.4 fps (52%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W4190M
65.5 fps (49%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
71.6 fps (77%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W4190M
67.5 fps (72%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
19.9 fps (10%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W4190M
21.1 fps (10%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
26.2 fps (14%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W4190M
29.6 fps (16%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
37.5 fps (9%)
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 30.12     avg: 30.8     median: 30.8 (8%)     max: 31.41 fps
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
23.5 fps (3%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 19.89     avg: 19.9     median: 19.9 (3%)     max: 19.91 fps
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
12.8 fps (3%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 4.98     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (2%)     max: 10.21 fps
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
5.8 fps (1%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 4.51     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (1%)     max: 6.09 fps
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
22.8 fps (6%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 16.38     avg: 16.5     median: 16.5 (5%)     max: 16.66 fps
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.4 fps (0%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 0.34     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.41 fps
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
18.8 fps (8%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W4190M
16.9 fps (7%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
19.3 fps (3%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 18.13     avg: 18.4     median: 18.4 (3%)     max: 18.62 fps
specvp12 3dsmax-05 + AMD FirePro W4190M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
11.4 fps (2%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro W4170M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
9615 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro W4190M
9490 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4170M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
59.3 fps (20%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4190M
49.6 fps (16%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4170M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
54.7 fps (3%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4190M
min: 48.12     avg: 48.6     median: 48.7 (3%)     max: 48.99 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4170M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4190M
98 % (98%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
256 Samples/s (1%)
min: 415     avg: 423     median: 423 (2%)     max: 431 Samples/s
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
462 Samples/s (1%)
min: 924     avg: 981     median: 984 (2%)     max: 1034 Samples/s
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
902 Points (1%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
46.7 Watt (10%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.1 fps per Watt (12%)
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD FirePro W4190M
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
37.4 dB(A) (60%)

Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W4170M → 100% n=30

Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W4190M → 103% n=30

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
9.3  fps
med. 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
5.1  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
4.7  fps
low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
19.4  fps
med. 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
9  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
6.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
3.6  fps
F1 2017

F1 2017

2017
low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
40  fps
med. 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
18  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
14  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
13  fps
Dirt 4

Dirt 4

2017
low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
33.3 (!)  fps
med. 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
10.5 (!)  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
7.7 (!)  fps
low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
101.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
39.1  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
26.5  fps
low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
23.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
10.9  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
9.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
5.4  fps
Doom

Doom

2016
low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
23.5  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4190M:
13.9  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
8.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
4.9  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W4190M:
25.6  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4190M:
14 17.4 ~ 16 fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
8 9.9 ~ 9 fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
7.9  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W4190M:
59.9  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4190M:
42.3  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
18.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
13  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W4190M:
28.5 28.6 ~ 29 fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4190M:
17.4 18.5 ~ 18 fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
9.7 9.7 ~ 10 fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
5.7 6 ~ 6 fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
FirePro W4190M:
72.7  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4190M:
61  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
17.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
7.1  fps
low 1280x720
FirePro W4190M:
20  fps
med. 1344x756
FirePro W4190M:
16  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
11  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4190M:
2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
86  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
67  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
55.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
38.8  fps
101%
FirePro W4190M:
39.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
31.2  fps
98%
FirePro W4190M:
30.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
19.5  fps
88%
FirePro W4190M:
17.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
7.3  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
112  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
87  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
62  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
19  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
65.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
45.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
23.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
11.3  fps
low 1280x720
100%
FirePro W4170M:
108  fps
89%
FirePro W4190M:
85.2 100.9 101.9 ~ 96 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
56  fps
88%
FirePro W4190M:
38.4 53.4 53.9 ~ 49 fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
49  fps
86%
FirePro W4190M:
34.1 45.4 46.9 ~ 42 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
17  fps
88%
FirePro W4190M:
13.6 15.5 15.9 ~ 15 fps
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
93  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
39  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
28  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
18  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
131  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
61  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
42  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
11  fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
63  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
43  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
17  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
45  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
41  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
32  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
18  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
106  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
65  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
48  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
21  fps
Torchlight 2

Torchlight 2

2012
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
115  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
98  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
83  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
106.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
77.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
34.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
147  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
89  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
76  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
52  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
158  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
71  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
43  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
20  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
222  fps
med. 1280x720
100%
FirePro W4170M:
44.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
17.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
271  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
84  fps
high 1360x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
47  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
25  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
100%
FirePro W4170M:
430  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
204  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
FirePro W4170M:
162  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
100%
FirePro W4170M:
321  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
FirePro W4170M:
237  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
FirePro W4170M:
61  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W4170M:
30  fps

Average Gaming AMD FirePro W4170M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD FirePro W4190M → 91%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 93%

AMD FirePro W4190Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
The Evil Within 29.35.14.7
Ark Survival Evolved19.496.23.6
F1 201740181413
Dirt 433.310.57.7
Rocket League101.739.126.5
Resident Evil 723.710.99.45.4
Doom23.513.98.94.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider25.61697.9
Metal Gear Solid V59.942.318.913
The Witcher 32918106
GTA V72.76117.37.1
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor2016112
Company of Heroes 239.3230.5117.17
BioShock Infinite96494215
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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AMD FirePro W4170Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Total War: Rome II866755.29
Company of Heroes 238.831.219.477.3
GRID 2112876219
Metro: Last Light65.845.423.511.3
BioShock Infinite108564917
SimCity93392818
Tomb Raider131614211
Far Cry 36343178
Hitman: Absolution45413218
World of Tanks v8106654821
Torchlight 21159883
Sleeping Dogs106.177.834.75
Diablo III147897652
Anno 2070158714320
Total War: Shogun 222244.717.5
StarCraft 2271844725
Sims 3430204162
World of Warcraft3212376130
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< 120 fps
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