FirePro W7170M vs Radeon HD 6770

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 6770, 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 HD 6770, 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 HD 6770
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6770 has 8% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6770 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6770.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6770 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6770 - with TeraScale 2.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6770 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6770.

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 HD 6770.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon HD 6770
Architecture GCN 3 TeraScale 2
Code name Tonga Juniper
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 21 January 2011
Pipelines 2048 800
Core clock speed 723 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 34.00
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 118 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity + +
Design reference
CrossFire +
AppAcceleration +
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