FirePro W7170M vs Radeon R7 250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon R7 250, 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 R7 250, 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 R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • FirePro W7170M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • FirePro W7170M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon R7 250
Architecture GCN 3 GCN
Code name Tonga Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 October 2013
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 25.20
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration + +
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