FirePro W5170M vs Radeon R9 M275

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M275. 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 M275. 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 and Radeon R9 M275 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M275 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 W5170M or Radeon R9 M275 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M275
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5170M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 M275 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M275 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5170M.
  • FirePro W5170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M275 are build with GCN architecture.
  • FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M275 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5170M and Radeon R9 M275 is 4500 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 137% more, than Radeon R9 M275.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5170M Radeon R9 M275
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Tropo Venus
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 August 2014
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00 37.00
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 64 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) 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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