FirePro W5170M vs Radeon HD 6750

In this comparison between FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 6750 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 W5170M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6750 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 W5170M Radeon HD 6750
Power consumption (TDP) 86 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6750 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6750.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6750 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6750 - with TeraScale 2.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6750 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 3450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6750.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 1−2
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon HD 6750.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon HD 6750
Architecture GCN TeraScale 2
Code name Tropo Juniper
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 21 January 2011
Pipelines 640 720
Boost Clock 925 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 25.20
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,008.0 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 73.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity + +
Design reference
CrossFire +
AppAcceleration +
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