AMD FirePro W4170M vs AMD FirePro W7170M vs AMD FirePro W5130M
AMD FirePro W4170M ► remove from comparison
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 W7170M ► remove from comparison
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.
AMD FirePro W5130M ► remove from comparison
The AMD FirePro W5130M is a mid-range graphics card for mobile workstations. It offers 512 shader cores and a 128-bit GDDR5 graphics memory system. Therefore, currently there is no direct consumer counterpart. The Radeon R9 M265X for example offers 640 shaders at a lower clock speed.
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.
AMD FirePro W4170M AMD FirePro W7170M AMD FirePro W5130M FirePro W Series Codename Mars XTX? Tonga Architecture GCN GCN 3 GCN Pipelines 384 - unified 2048 - unified 512 - unified Core Speed 850 - 900 (Boost) MHz 723 MHz 925 (Boost) MHz Memory Speed 4000 MHz 5000 MHz 4000 MHz Memory Bus Width 128 Bit 256 Bit 128 Bit Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR5 GDDR5 Max. Amount of Memory 2048 MB 4 GB 2048 MB Shared Memory no no no API DirectX 11.2, Shader 5.0 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan Transistors 900 Million 5 Billion technology 28 nm 28 nm 28 nm Features App Acceleration, PowerPlay, PowerTune, ZeroCore, Enduro, PCI Express 3.0 x16 DirectX 12, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Vulkan, Mantle, Eyefinity, Enduro, App Acceleration, HD3D DirectX 12, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Vulkan, Mantle, Eyefinity, Enduro, App Acceleration, HD3D Notebook Size medium sized large medium sized Date of Announcement 16.11.2012 02.10.2015 02.10.2015 Link to Manufacturer Page www.amd.com www.amd.com www.amd.com Power Consumption 100? Watt
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W4170M
0.8 pt (2%)
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Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W7170M
3.2 pt (9%)
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Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W5130M
1 pt (3%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
64248 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
10501 Points (11%)
21612 Points (23%)
min: 9931 avg: 10836 median: 10835.5 (12%) max: 11740 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
12506 Points (3%)
43124 Points (11%)
min: 14260 avg: 14381 median: 14380.5 (4%) max: 14501 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
1694 Points (3%)
6180 Points (11%)
min: 1993 avg: 1997 median: 1997 (4%) max: 2001 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
1766 Points (2%)
6935 Points (8%)
min: 2099 avg: 2110 median: 2110 (2%) max: 2121 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
93515 Points (11%)
132164 Points (16%)
81500 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
2629 Points (4%)
9580 Points (13%)
3383 Points (5%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2315 Points (2%)
9708 Points (8%)
3106 Points (3%)
3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD FirePro W7170M 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
26345 Points (8%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD FirePro W7170M 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
25898 Points (15%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro W4170M
13622 Points (18%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro W7170M
28430 Points (37%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro W5130M
15680 Points (21%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
30.7 fps (10%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
22.4 fps (7%)
76.9 fps (25%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
17.6 fps (8%)
59.3 fps (26%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
31.1 fps (6%)
112.5 fps (21%)
36 fps (7%)
SPECviewperf 11 specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
25 fps (15%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
49 fps (29%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 11.77 avg: 20.9 median: 20.9 (12%) max: 30 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
9.8 fps (6%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W7170M
36 fps (20%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 6.75 avg: 7.4 median: 7.4 (4%) max: 8 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
47.8 fps (36%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W7170M
74 fps (56%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 26.6 avg: 28.3 median: 28.3 (22%) max: 30 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
11 fps (13%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W7170M
11.7 fps (14%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 3.91 avg: 4.1 median: 4.1 (5%) max: 4.3 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
68.4 fps (52%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W7170M
106 fps (80%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 15.05 avg: 18 median: 18 (14%) max: 21 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
71.6 fps (77%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
84 fps (90%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 30.95 avg: 33.5 median: 33.5 (36%) max: 36 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
19.9 fps (10%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W7170M
70 fps (33%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 24 avg: 24.7 median: 24.7 (12%) max: 25.37 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
26.2 fps (14%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W7170M
61 fps (32%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 9.46 avg: 11.2 median: 11.2 (6%) max: 13 fps
SPECviewperf 12 specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
37.5 fps (9%)
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W7170M
73 fps (18%)
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W5130M
32 fps (8%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
23.5 fps (3%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W7170M
63 fps (9%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W5130M
26 fps (4%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
12.8 fps (3%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
37 fps (8%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
14 fps (3%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
5.8 fps (1%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
27 fps (7%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
5.9 fps (2%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
22.8 fps (6%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W7170M
46 fps (13%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W5130M
22 fps (6%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.4 fps (0%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
3.2 fps (3%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M 0.4 fps (0%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
18.8 fps (8%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
50 fps (20%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
20 fps (8%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
19.3 fps (3%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W7170M
58 fps (10%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W5130M
23 fps (4%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
6.9 Points (87%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
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 W7170M
9551 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro W5130M
9635 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 (21%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W7170M
86.5 fps (30%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5130M
62.3 fps (22%)
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 W7170M
102.8 fps (6%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 61.8 avg: 62.4 median: 62.4 (4%) max: 63 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 W7170M
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5130M
98 % (98%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
256 Samples/s (1%)
782 Samples/s (4%)
358 Samples/s (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
462 Samples/s (1%)
1412 Samples/s (2%)
629 Samples/s (1%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
925 Points (1%)
896 Points (1%)
Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W4170M → 100% n=31 Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W7170M → 275% n=31 Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W5130M → 99% n=31
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- 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.
FirePro W5130M:
30 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
fps
FirePro W5130M:
17 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
86 fps
215%
FirePro W7170M:
185 fps
123%
FirePro W5130M:
106 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
67 fps
242%
FirePro W7170M:
162 fps
116%
FirePro W5130M:
76.1 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
80 ~ 78 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
55.2 fps
277%
FirePro W7170M:
153 fps
118%
FirePro W5130M:
64.3 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
66 ~ 65 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
9 fps
400%
FirePro W7170M:
36 fps
189%
FirePro W5130M:
10.5 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
23 ~ 17 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
38.8 fps
147%
FirePro W7170M:
57 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
31.2 fps
179%
FirePro W7170M:
56 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
19.5 fps
282%
FirePro W7170M:
55 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
7.3 fps
384%
FirePro W7170M:
28 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
112 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
87 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
62 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
19 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
65.8 fps
182%
FirePro W7170M:
120 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
45.4 fps
247%
FirePro W7170M:
112 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
23.5 fps
400%
FirePro W7170M:
94 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
11.3 fps
389%
FirePro W7170M:
44 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
108 fps
204%
FirePro W7170M:
220 fps
127%
FirePro W5130M:
137 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
56 fps
318%
FirePro W7170M:
178 fps
116%
FirePro W5130M:
64.8 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
66 ~ 65 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
49 fps
322%
FirePro W7170M:
158 fps
114%
FirePro W5130M:
55.5 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
57 ~ 56 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
17 fps
388%
FirePro W7170M:
66 fps
124%
FirePro W5130M:
20.9 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
22 ~ 21 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
93 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
39 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
28 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
18 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
131 fps
286%
FirePro W7170M:
375 fps
121%
FirePro W5130M:
158 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
61 fps
367%
FirePro W7170M:
224 fps
123%
FirePro W5130M:
75 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
42 fps
398%
FirePro W7170M:
167 fps
138%
FirePro W5130M:
58 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
11 fps
464%
FirePro W7170M:
51 fps
227%
FirePro W5130M:
25 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
63 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
43 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
17 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
8 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
45 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
41 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
32 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
18 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
106 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
65 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
48 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
21 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
115 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
98 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
83 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
106.1 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
77.8 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
34.7 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
5 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
147 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
89 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
76 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
52 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
158 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
71 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
43 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
20 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
222 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
44.7 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
17.5 fps
FirePro W5130M:
77.5 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
fps
FirePro W5130M:
65.1 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
fps
FirePro W5130M:
38.8 [X] Dell Precision 3510 52452051.2 Intel Core i5-6440HQ 2.6GHz
FirePro W5130M
fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
271 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
84 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
47 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
25 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
430 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
204 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
162 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
321 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
237 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
61 fps
100%
FirePro W4170M:
30 fps
Average Gaming AMD FirePro W4170M → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD FirePro W7170M → 305% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 321%
Average Gaming AMD FirePro W5130M → 136% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 122%