FirePro W7170M vs Radeon HD 7990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7990. 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 W7170M and Radeon HD 7990. 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 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 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 275% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W7170M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7990 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 227 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M and Radeon HD 7990 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro W7170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon HD 7990
Architecture GCN 3 GCN 1.0
Code name Tonga Malta
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 24 April 2013
Pipelines 2048 2048
Core clock speed 723 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 128.0
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 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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