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    FirePro W5170M vs Radeon RX 560X mobile

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon RX 560X mobile. 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 RX 560X mobile. 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 RX 560X mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon RX 560X 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 560X mobile here:

    FirePro W5170M Laptops
    Radeon RX 560X mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W5170M Radeon RX 560X mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    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 560X mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon RX 560X mobile has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
    • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - with Polaris.
    • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X mobile is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 8−9
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 24−27 40−45
    medium / 1080p 12−14 27−30
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than FirePro W5170M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W5170M Radeon RX 560X mobile
    Architecture GCN Polaris
    Code name Tropo Polaris 11
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 5 January 2017
    Pipelines 640 1024
    Core clock speed 1172 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.00 81.60
    Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 2,611 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 92.8 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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