FirePro W7170M vs Radeon HD 4850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 4850. 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 W7170M and Radeon HD 4850. 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 W7170M Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 has 10% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 has 508 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 98 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 4007 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 1−2
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 24−27 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 366% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon HD 4850
Architecture GCN 3 Terascale 1
Code name Tonga RV770
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 25 June 2008
Pipelines 2048 800
Core clock speed 723 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 25.00
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,000.0 gflops
Length 246 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 63.55 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 6.3 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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