FirePro W5170M vs Radeon Pro WX 4100
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and Radeon Pro WX 4100, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5170M stacks up against Radeon Pro WX 4100, check out specs charts below.
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 Pro WX 4100
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
4x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Pro WX 4100 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon Pro WX 4100 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 - in Desktops.
FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 - with GCN 4.0.
FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
1−2
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 72% more, than FirePro W5170M.
high / 1080p
18−20
30−33
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
QHD / 1440p
1−2
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Battlefield 5 is 77% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
170−180
220−230
medium / 768p
140−150
190−200
ultra / 1080p
75−80
110−120
QHD / 1440p
40−45
75−80
4K / 2160p
30−33
40−45
high / 768p
110−120
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 40% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
100−110
ultra / 1080p
50−55
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Dota 2 is 32% more, than FirePro W5170M.
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
5−6
7−8
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than FirePro W5170M.
high / 1080p
20−22
30−33
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
80−85
110−120
medium / 1080p
35−40
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Fortnite is 51% more, than FirePro W5170M.
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
QHD / 1440p
5−6
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
35−40
65−70
medium / 1080p
21−24
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Forza Horizon 4 is 84% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
70−75
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
85−90
high / 1080p
21−24
35−40
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 43% more, than FirePro W5170M.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
9−10
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
100−105
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Minecraft is 11% more, than FirePro W5170M.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
65−70
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 13% more, than FirePro W5170M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 53% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
40−45
65−70
medium / 768p
24−27
40−45
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 57% more, than FirePro W5170M.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than FirePro W5170M.
Full Specs
FirePro W5170M
Radeon Pro WX 4100
Architecture
GCN
GCN 4.0
Code name
Tropo
Baffin
Type
Mobile workstation
Workstation
Release date
2 October 2015
10 November 2016
Pipelines
640
1024
Core clock speed
1125 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
1201 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
37.00
76.86
Floating-point performance
1,184 gflops
2,460 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
AppAcceleration
+
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