FirePro W600 vs UHD Graphics 617

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W600 and UHD Graphics 617, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W600 stacks up against UHD Graphics 617, check out specs charts below.

UHD Graphics 617 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: UHD Graphics 617 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 UHD Graphics 617 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 UHD Graphics 617
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W600 has 400% more power consumption, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and UHD Graphics 617 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics 617 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W600 is 450 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • FirePro W600 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 617 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−11 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than UHD Graphics 617.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 UHD Graphics 617
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Code name Cape Verde Kaby-Lake GT2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 13 June 2012 30 October 2018
Pipelines 512 24
Core clock speed 750 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 25.20
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.103
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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