FirePro W5170M vs Radeon HD 7990

In this comparison between FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 7990 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W5170M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7990 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7990 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7990 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 7990 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro W5170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon HD 7990
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Tropo Malta
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 24 April 2013
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 128.0
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 288.0 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 459 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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