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AMD FirePro W5170M vs AMD FirePro W5130M vs AMD FirePro W4170M

AMD FirePro W5170M

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The AMD FirePro W5170M is a high-end graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the same chip as the AMD Radeon R9 M370X, but it is higher clocked.

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 W5130M

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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

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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 W5170MAMD FirePro W5130MAMD FirePro W4170M
FirePro W Series
FirePro W7170M 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
FirePro W5170M 640 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
FirePro W5130M 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 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
FirePro W5170M 640 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
FirePro W5130M 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 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
FirePro W5170M 640 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
FirePro W5130M 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
ArchitectureGCNGCNGCN
Pipelines640 - unified512 - unified384 - unified
Core Speed925 (Boost) MHz925 (Boost) MHz850 - 900 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed4500 MHz4000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB2048 MB2048 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / VulkanDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / VulkanDirectX 11.2, Shader 5.0
technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesDirectX 12, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Vulkan, Mantle, Eyefinity, Enduro, App Acceleration, HD3DDirectX 12, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Vulkan, Mantle, Eyefinity, Enduro, App Acceleration, HD3DApp Acceleration, PowerPlay, PowerTune, ZeroCore, Enduro, PCI Express 3.0 x16
Notebook Sizelargemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement02.10.2015 02.10.2015 16.11.2012
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
CodenameMars XTX?
Transistors900 Million

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W5170M
1.3 pt (4%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W5130M
1 pt (3%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W4170M
0.8 pt (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
112381 Points (14%)
64248 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
14139 Points (15%)
min: 9931     avg: 10836     median: 10835.5 (12%)     max: 11740 Points
10501 Points (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
19095 Points (5%)
min: 14260     avg: 14381     median: 14380.5 (4%)     max: 14501 Points
12506 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
2736 Points (5%)
min: 1993     avg: 1997     median: 1997 (4%)     max: 2001 Points
1694 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
2909 Points (3%)
min: 2099     avg: 2110     median: 2110 (2%)     max: 2121 Points
1766 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
144473 Points (17%)
81500 Points (10%)
93515 Points (11%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
4564 Points (6%)
3383 Points (5%)
2629 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
4197 Points (4%)
3106 Points (3%)
2315 Points (2%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro W5130M
3DMark 06
15680 Points (21%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD FirePro W4170M
13622 Points (18%)
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
36 fps (7%)
31.1 fps (6%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
36.5 fps (22%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 11.77     avg: 20.9     median: 20.9 (12%)     max: 30 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
25 fps (15%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
27 fps (15%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 6.75     avg: 7.4     median: 7.4 (4%)     max: 8 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M
9.8 fps (6%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
59.3 fps (45%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 26.6     avg: 28.3     median: 28.3 (22%)     max: 30 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M
47.8 fps (36%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
8.3 fps (10%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 3.91     avg: 4.1     median: 4.1 (5%)     max: 4.3 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W4170M
11 fps (13%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
78.5 fps (59%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 15.05     avg: 18     median: 18 (14%)     max: 21 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M
68.4 fps (52%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
75.7 fps (81%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 30.95     avg: 33.5     median: 33.5 (36%)     max: 36 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
71.6 fps (77%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
26.3 fps (13%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 24     avg: 24.7     median: 24.7 (12%)     max: 25.37 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M
19.9 fps (10%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W5170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
35.4 fps (19%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 9.46     avg: 11.2     median: 11.2 (6%)     max: 13 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M
26.2 fps (14%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
32 fps (8%)
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W4170M
37.5 fps (9%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
26 fps (4%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W4170M
23.5 fps (3%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
14 fps (3%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
12.8 fps (3%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
5.9 fps (2%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
5.8 fps (1%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
22 fps (6%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M
22.8 fps (6%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.4 fps (0%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
0.4 fps (0%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
20 fps (8%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W4170M
18.8 fps (8%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W5130M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
23 fps (4%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W4170M
19.3 fps (3%)
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 W5130M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
9635 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD FirePro W4170M
9615 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5130M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
62.3 fps (22%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4170M
59.3 fps (21%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5170M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
82.3 fps (5%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5130M
min: 61.8     avg: 62.4     median: 62.4 (4%)     max: 63 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4170M
54.7 fps (3%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5170M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5130M
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W4170M
98 % (98%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
358 Samples/s (2%)
256 Samples/s (1%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
629 Samples/s (1%)
462 Samples/s (1%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
896 Points (1%)

Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W5170M → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W5130M → 62% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W4170M → 74% n=17

- 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.

low 1280x720
FirePro W5130M:
30  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
45  fps
38%
FirePro W5130M:
17  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W5170M:
24  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W5130M:
31  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
31  fps
68%
FirePro W5130M:
21  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W5170M:
14.8  fps
68%
FirePro W5130M:
10  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W5130M:
216  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W5130M:
71  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W5130M:
47  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W5130M:
19  fps
low 1280x720
FirePro W5130M:
66  fps
med. 1344x756
FirePro W5130M:
41  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W5130M:
23  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W5130M:
21  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
43.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
37.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W5170M:
20  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W5130M:
106  fps
FirePro W4170M:
86  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
113.6  fps
69%
FirePro W5130M:
76.1 80 ~ 78 fps
59%
FirePro W4170M:
67  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
99.6  fps
65%
FirePro W5130M:
64.3 66 ~ 65 fps
55%
FirePro W4170M:
55.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W5170M:
16.4  fps
104%
FirePro W5130M:
10.5 23 ~ 17 fps
55%
FirePro W4170M:
9  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W4170M:
38.8  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
31.2  fps
high 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
19.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4170M:
7.3  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
FirePro W4170M:
112  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
87  fps
high 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
62  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4170M:
19  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W4170M:
65.8  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
45.4  fps
high 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
23.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4170M:
11.3  fps
low 1280x720
FirePro W5130M:
137  fps
FirePro W4170M:
108  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
95.2  fps
68%
FirePro W5130M:
64.8 66 ~ 65 fps
59%
FirePro W4170M:
56  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
80.9  fps
69%
FirePro W5130M:
55.5 57 ~ 56 fps
61%
FirePro W4170M:
49  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W5170M:
28.7  fps
73%
FirePro W5130M:
20.9 22 ~ 21 fps
59%
FirePro W4170M:
17  fps
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
FirePro W4170M:
93  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
39  fps
high 1366x768
FirePro W4170M:
28  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4170M:
18  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W5130M:
158  fps
FirePro W4170M:
131  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W5130M:
75  fps
FirePro W4170M:
61  fps
high 1366x768
FirePro W5130M:
58  fps
FirePro W4170M:
42  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W5130M:
25  fps
FirePro W4170M:
11  fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

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

Torchlight 2

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

Anno 2070

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

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
FirePro W4170M:
222  fps
med. 1280x720
FirePro W4170M:
44.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4170M:
17.5  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
med. 1024x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
102.7  fps
75%
FirePro W5130M:
77.5  fps
high 1360x768
100%
FirePro W5170M:
88.4  fps
74%
FirePro W5130M:
65.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W5170M:
55.5  fps
70%
FirePro W5130M:
38.8  fps
low 1024x768
FirePro W4170M:
271  fps
med. 1360x768
FirePro W4170M:
84  fps
high 1360x768
FirePro W4170M:
47  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W4170M:
25  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

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

World of Warcraft

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

Average Gaming AMD FirePro W5170M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD FirePro W5130M → 70%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 69%

Average Gaming AMD FirePro W4170M → 58%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 58%

AMD FirePro W5130Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Batman: Arkham Knight3017
The Witcher 3312110
Dirt Rally216714719
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor66412321
Total War: Rome II106786517
BioShock Infinite137655621
Tomb Raider158755825
Mafia 277.565.138.8
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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AMD FirePro W5170Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Batman: Arkham Knight4524
The Witcher 33114.8
Thief43.837.720
Total War: Rome II113.699.616.4
BioShock Infinite95.280.928.7
Mafia 2102.788.455.5
< 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
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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