FirePro V5900 vs FirePro W5170M

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and FirePro W5170M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5900 will be the best choice, for others FirePro W5170M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 V5900 FirePro W5170M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and FirePro W5170M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and FirePro W5170M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and FirePro W5170M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and FirePro W5170M - with GCN.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and FirePro W5170M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2500 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 10−12
ultra / 1080p 2−3 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 FirePro W5170M
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN
Code name Cayman Tropo
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 2 October 2015
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 37.00
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 1,184 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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