FirePro W5170M vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 W5170M and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2100 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 24−27
ultra / 1080p 6−7 14−16
QHD / 1440p 1−2 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 24−27 45−50
medium / 1080p 12−14 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 127% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture GCN Vega
Code name Tropo Vega Mobile
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 15 November 2018
Pipelines 640 1024
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1190 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 76.16
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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