FirePro W5170M vs Radeon R7 360

In this comparison between FirePro W5170M and Radeon R7 360 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 R7 360 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 R7 360
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 360 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R7 360 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 360 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 360 - with GCN 2.0.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R7 360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 360 is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 360 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R7 360
Architecture GCN GCN 2.0
Code name Tropo Tobago
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 18 June 2015
Pipelines 640 768
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,613 gflops
Length 165 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.2 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity + +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.29 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 10 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 102 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
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