FirePro W5170M vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

In this comparison between FirePro W5170M and Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 RX 550 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro W5170M and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 RX 550 mobile here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
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 RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 18−20
ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−12
QHD / 1440p 1−2 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 72% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture GCN Polaris
Code name Tropo Polaris 12
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 21 March 2017
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 1287 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1476 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 51.48
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,647 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 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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