FirePro S9000 vs FirePro W7170M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9000 and FirePro W7170M, 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 S9000 stacks up against FirePro W7170M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W7170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W7170M 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 FirePro W7170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 FirePro W7170M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9000 has 250% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9000 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and FirePro W7170M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and FirePro W7170M - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 177 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro S9000 and FirePro W7170M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 20−22
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 6−7
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro W7170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 FirePro W7170M
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3
Code name Tahiti Tonga
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 August 2012 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1792 2048
Core clock speed 900 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 92.54
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 160.0 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
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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