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    FirePro W7170M vs Radeon R7 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon R7 260, 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 R7 260, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M Radeon R7 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 115 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R7 260 has 15% more power consumption, than FirePro W7170M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
    • FirePro W7170M and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 260.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M Radeon R7 260
    Architecture GCN 3 GCN 2.0
    Code name Tonga Bonaire
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 17 December 2013
    Pipelines 2048 768
    Core clock speed 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54 48.00
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 104 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity + +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    DDMA audio +
    AppAcceleration +
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