FirePro W5170M vs Radeon R9 M395

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395. 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 R9 M395. 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 R9 M395 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395 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 R9 M395 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M395
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M395 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M395 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395 are build with GCN architecture.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 3250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M395
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Tropo
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 9 June 2015
Pipelines 640 1792
Core clock speed 834 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 336 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity + +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
AppAcceleration +
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