FirePro W5170M vs Radeon HD 7730

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 7730. 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 W5170M and Radeon HD 7730. 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 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 7730
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7730 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7730 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 7730 - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 7730 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 7730 is 4500 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Radeon HD 7730.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon HD 7730
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Tropo Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 May 2013
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 800 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 19.20
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 614.4 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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