FirePro W7170M vs Radeon HD 6990
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 6990, 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 Radeon HD 6990, 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 W7170M
Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
375 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 275% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 107 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 6990 is 5000 MHz.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
QHD / 1440p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−12
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
65−70
50−55
medium / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Battlefield 5 is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
230−240
210−220
medium / 768p
200−210
170−180
ultra / 1080p
110−120
95−100
QHD / 1440p
85−90
50−55
4K / 2160p
45−50
30−33
high / 768p
160−170
140−150
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
40−45
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
90−95
ultra / 1080p
75−80
60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Dota 2 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
low / 720p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
120−130
95−100
medium / 1080p
70−75
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Fortnite is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
20−22
QHD / 1440p
12−14
9−10
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
50−55
medium / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Forza Horizon 4 is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
medium / 768p
90−95
75−80
high / 1080p
40−45
30−33
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
QHD / 1440p
6−7
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
70−75
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
medium / 768p
45−50
30−35
high / 1080p
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 32% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro W7170M.
Full Specs
FirePro W7170M
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
GCN 3
TeraScale 3
Code name
Tonga
Antilles
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
2 October 2015
8 March 2011
Pipelines
2048
1536
Core clock speed
723 MHz
830 MHz
Transistor count
5,000 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
92.54
79.68
Floating-point performance
2,961 gflops
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.3
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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