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AMD FirePro W7170M vs AMD FirePro W5170M

AMD FirePro W7170M

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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 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 W7170MAMD FirePro W5170M
FirePro W Series
FirePro W7170M 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
FirePro W5170M 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
FirePro W7170M 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
FirePro W5170M 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 3GCN
Pipelines2048 - unified640 - unified
Core Speed723 MHz925 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed5000 MHz4500 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB2048 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / VulkanDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan
Power Consumption100? Watt
Transistors5 Billion
technology28 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, HD3D
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement02.10.2015 02.10.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W7170M
3.2 pt (9%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - FirePro W5170M
1.3 pt (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
112381 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
21612 Points (23%)
14139 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
43124 Points (11%)
19095 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
6180 Points (11%)
2736 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
6935 Points (8%)
2909 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
132164 Points (16%)
144473 Points (17%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
9580 Points (13%)
4564 Points (6%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
9708 Points (8%)
4197 Points (4%)
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 W7170M
3DMark 06
28430 Points (37%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
30.7 fps (10%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
76.9 fps (25%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
59.3 fps (26%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
112.5 fps (21%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
49 fps (29%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD FirePro W5170M
36.5 fps (22%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
36 fps (20%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD FirePro W5170M
27 fps (15%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
74 fps (56%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD FirePro W5170M
59.3 fps (45%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
11.7 fps (14%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD FirePro W5170M
8.3 fps (10%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
106 fps (80%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD FirePro W5170M
78.5 fps (59%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
84 fps (90%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD FirePro W5170M
75.7 fps (81%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
70 fps (33%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD FirePro W5170M
26.3 fps (13%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
61 fps (32%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD FirePro W5170M
35.4 fps (19%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
73 fps (18%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
63 fps (9%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
37 fps (8%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
27 fps (7%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
46 fps (13%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
3.2 fps (3%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
50 fps (20%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD FirePro W7170M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
58 fps (10%)
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 W7170M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
9551 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W7170M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
86.5 fps (30%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W7170M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
102.8 fps (6%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5170M
82.3 fps (5%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W7170M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD FirePro W5170M
98 % (98%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
782 Samples/s (4%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1412 Samples/s (2%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
925 Points (1%)

Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W7170M → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD FirePro W5170M → 67% 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.

Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
146  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
93  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
43  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
20  fps
med. 1366x768
FirePro W5170M:
45  fps
high 1920x1080
FirePro W5170M:
24  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
97  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
72  fps
43%
FirePro W5170M:
31  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
31  fps
48%
FirePro W5170M:
14.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
23  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
278  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
187  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
89  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
63  fps
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
132  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
111  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
95  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
74  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
101  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
93  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
43  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
15  fps
low 1280x720
100%
FirePro W7170M:
177  fps
med. 1344x756
100%
FirePro W7170M:
126  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
70  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
52  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
232  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
116  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
99  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
67  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
62  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
57  fps
77%
FirePro W5170M:
43.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
57  fps
66%
FirePro W5170M:
37.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
40  fps
50%
FirePro W5170M:
20  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
185  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
162  fps
70%
FirePro W5170M:
113.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
153  fps
65%
FirePro W5170M:
99.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
36  fps
46%
FirePro W5170M:
16.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
57  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
56  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
55  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
28  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
120  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
112  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
94  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
44  fps
low 1280x720
100%
FirePro W7170M:
220  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
178  fps
53%
FirePro W5170M:
95.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
158  fps
51%
FirePro W5170M:
80.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
66  fps
43%
FirePro W5170M:
28.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
375  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
224  fps
high 1366x768
100%
FirePro W7170M:
167  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
FirePro W7170M:
51  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
med. 1024x768
FirePro W5170M:
102.7  fps
high 1360x768
FirePro W5170M:
88.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
FirePro W5170M:
55.5  fps

Average Gaming AMD FirePro W7170M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD FirePro W5170M → 56%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 62%

AMD FirePro W7170Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 2205146934320
The Witcher 397723123
Dirt Rally2781878963
F1 20141321119574
Ryse: Son of Rome101934315
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor1771267052
GRID: Autosport2321169967
Thief62575740
Total War: Rome II18516215336
Company of Heroes 257565528
Metro: Last Light1201129444
BioShock Infinite22017815866
Tomb Raider37522416751
< 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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