FirePro S10000 vs FirePro W5170M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S10000 and FirePro W5170M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S10000 and FirePro W5170M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro W5170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5170M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro W5170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S10000 FirePro W5170M
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S10000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and FirePro W5170M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S10000 has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro S10000 is used in Desktops, and FirePro W5170M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro S10000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and FirePro W5170M - with GCN.
  • FirePro S10000 and FirePro W5170M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S10000 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S10000 FirePro W5170M
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Tropo
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 12 November 2012 2 October 2015
Pipelines 4096 640
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Boost Clock 950 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 106.4 37.00
Floating-point performance 2x 3,405 gflops 1,184 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 480 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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