FirePro W7170M vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and Radeon RX 460 mobile. 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 RX 460 mobile. 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 and Radeon RX 460 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W7170M and Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W7170M has 81% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7170M and Radeon RX 460 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 mobile is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
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 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 17% more, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture GCN 3 Polaris
Code name Tonga Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 8 August 2016
Pipelines 2048 896
Core clock speed 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 66.08
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2,115 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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