FirePro W5170M vs Radeon R9 M470X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M470X. 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 M470X. 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 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M470X 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 M470X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M470X
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 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 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−11
QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture GCN GCN 2
Code name Tropo Emerald
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 640 896
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,971 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 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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