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    FirePro W5170M vs Radeon R9 M395X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395X. 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 M395X. 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.
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    FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395X 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 M395X here:

    FirePro W5170M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M395X Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M395X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    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 R9 M395X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M395X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
    • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
    • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M395X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 3250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.

    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 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 136% more, than FirePro W5170M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M395X
    Architecture GCN GCN 3
    Code name Tropo Amethyst XT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 16 October 2014
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.00 92.54
    Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 413 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity + +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    AppAcceleration +
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