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    FirePro W5170M vs Radeon HD 6550A

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 6550A, 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 6550A, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 6550A

    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:

    FirePro W5170M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W5170M Radeon HD 6550A
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using MXM-A (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
    • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
    • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M is 2900 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 −
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 1−2
    medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W5170M Radeon HD 6550A
    Architecture GCN TeraScale 2
    Code name Tropo Pinewood
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 7 February 2011
    Pipelines 640 480
    Core clock speed 550 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 627 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.00 13.20
    Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 624.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 25.6 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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