FirePro W5170M vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri. 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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri. 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.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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 384 Cores Kaveri
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri are build with GCN architecture.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Tropo Kaveri Spectre
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 14 January 2014
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 720 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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