FirePro W7170M vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and Radeon RX 560 mobile, 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 RX 560 mobile, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W7170M and Radeon RX 560 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W7170M and Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
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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  • FirePro W7170M has 81% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
  • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7170M and Radeon RX 560 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 452 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.
  • FirePro W7170M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro W7170M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 18−20
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 24−27 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7170M Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture GCN 3 Polaris
Code name Tonga Polaris 11
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 5 January 2017
Pipelines 2048 1024
Core clock speed 723 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1275 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 58.97
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 2,462 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 96 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 +
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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