FirePro W5170M vs Radeon Pro 5500M

In this comparison between FirePro W5170M and Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Pro 5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro W5170M and Radeon Pro 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon Pro 5500M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • FirePro W5170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 7500 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 Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture GCN Navi / RDNA
Code name Tropo Navi 14
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 13 November 2019
Pipelines 640 1536
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1300 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 139.2
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large medium sized
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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