FirePro W5170M vs Radeon R9 370

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 370. 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 W5170M and Radeon R9 370. 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 W5170M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5170M 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 W5170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 370
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 370 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 370 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5170M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 370 - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 370 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 1100 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 R9 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro W5170M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 370
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Tropo Trinidad
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 5 May 2015
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 78.00
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 2,496 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 336 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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