FirePro W7170M vs Radeon R7 A265

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and Radeon R7 A265. 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 R7 A265. 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 R7 A265
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 R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 2 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

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 R7 A265.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon R7 A265
Architecture GCN 3 GCN 1.0
Code name Tonga Opal
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 9 January 2014
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 723 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 19.80
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 28.8 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
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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