FirePro W7170M vs Radeon Pro 560X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon Pro 560X, 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 Pro 560X, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W7170M and Radeon Pro 560X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W7170M and Radeon Pro 560X 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 560X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon Pro 560X
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 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W7170M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 560X.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M and Radeon Pro 560X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon Pro 560X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 560X is 184 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 560X is 80 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

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 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon Pro 560X
Architecture GCN 3 Polaris
Code name Tonga Polaris 21
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 5 June 2017
Pipelines 2048 1024
Core clock speed 723 MHz 907 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 64.26
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 81.28 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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