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    FirePro W7170M vs Radeon R9 M385

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon R9 M385, 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 R9 M385, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro W7170M and Radeon R9 M385 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and Radeon R9 M385 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 R9 M385 here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M385 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M Radeon R9 M385
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • FirePro W7170M and Radeon R9 M385 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
    • FirePro W7170M and Radeon R9 M385 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 24−27
    medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Radeon R9 M385.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M Radeon R9 M385
    Architecture GCN 3 GCN
    Code name Tonga Strato
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 2048 896
    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 56.00
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Eyefinity + +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    AppAcceleration +
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