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    FirePro W7170M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book, 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 W7170M stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W7170M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 W7170M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • FirePro W7170M has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 231 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
    • FirePro W7170M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 12 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 20−22
    medium / 1080p 24−27 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 118% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell
    Code name Tonga Surface Book
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 2048 384
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
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