FirePro W7170M vs Radeon Pro 555X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7170M and Radeon Pro 555X. 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 Pro 555X. 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 and Radeon Pro 555X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W7170M and Radeon Pro 555X 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 W7170M or Radeon Pro 555X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon Pro 555X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W7170M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 555X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon Pro 555X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 132 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 80 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon Pro 555X
Architecture GCN 3 Polaris
Code name Tonga Polaris 21
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 5 June 2017
Pipelines 2048 768
Core clock speed 723 MHz 855 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 43.54
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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