FirePro W7170M vs Radeon HD 7850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7850, 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 7850, 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 7850
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
225 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 125% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
6−7
5−6
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−33
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
65−70
60−65
medium / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Battlefield 5 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
220−230
medium / 768p
200−210
190−200
ultra / 1080p
110−120
110−120
QHD / 1440p
85−90
80−85
4K / 2160p
45−50
40−45
high / 768p
160−170
160−170
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
75−80
75−80
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
18−20
18−20
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Far Cry 5 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
100−110
100−105
medium / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Metro Exodus is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
20−22
FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
FirePro W7170M
Radeon HD 7850
Architecture
GCN 3
GCN 1.0
Code name
Tonga
Pitcairn
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
2 October 2015
5 March 2012
Pipelines
2048
1024
Core clock speed
723 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
5,000 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
92.54
55.04
Floating-point performance
2,961 gflops
1,761 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
249 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
12.5 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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