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    FirePro W7170M vs Radeon HD 8730M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 8730M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 8730M 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 Radeon HD 8730M here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 73 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture GCN 3 GCN
    Code name Tonga Mars
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 2048 384
    Core clock speed 723 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 16.80
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 32 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
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