FirePro V5900 vs FirePro W7170M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 and FirePro W7170M. 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 V5900 and FirePro W7170M. 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 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 V5900 FirePro W7170M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro W7170M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and FirePro W7170M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and FirePro W7170M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and FirePro W7170M - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 123 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and FirePro W7170M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 20−22
ultra / 1080p 2−3 12−14
QHD / 1440p 1−2 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 7−8 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 FirePro W7170M
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 3
Code name Cayman Tonga
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 2 October 2015
Pipelines 512 2048
Core clock speed 600 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 92.54
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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