FirePro W5170M vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970, 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 W5170M stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
FirePro W5170M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: FirePro W5170M 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 W5170M here:
Main Specs
| FirePro W5170M | Radeon HD 5970 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 294 Watt | |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort |
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- FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- FirePro W5170M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
- FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
- FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
- FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than FirePro W5170M. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 170−180 | 180−190 |
| medium / 768p | 140−150 | 150−160 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| QHD / 1440p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 30−33 |
| high / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than FirePro W5170M. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 30−33 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 75−80 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 2% more, than FirePro W5170M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 30−33 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 20−22 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 80−85 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Fortnite. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than FirePro W5170M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 10−11 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| medium / 1080p | 100−105 | 100−105 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 1% more, than FirePro W5170M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than FirePro W5170M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than FirePro W5170M. | ||
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| medium / 768p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. | ||
Full Specs
| FirePro W5170M | Radeon HD 5970 | |
| Architecture | GCN | TeraScale 2 |
| Code name | Tropo | Hemlock |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 October 2015 | 18 November 2009 |
| Pipelines | 640 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | |
| Boost Clock | 925 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,500 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | 58.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,184 gflops | 2x 2,320.0 gflops |
| Length | 305 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| Laptop size | large | |
| Eyefinity | + | |
| AppAcceleration | + | |
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