FirePro W7170M vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon Pro WX 7100, 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 WX 7100, check out specs charts below.

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 Pro WX 7100
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 30% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 - with Polaris.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 7100 is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 24−27
QHD / 1440p 6−7 18−20
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than FirePro W7170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon Pro WX 7100
Architecture GCN 3 Polaris
Code name Tonga Polaris 12
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 1 March 2017
Pipelines 2048 2304
Core clock speed 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1243 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 179.0
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 5,728 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 224.0 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 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 567 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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