Radeon HD 5870 vs FirePro W5170M

Place in performance ranking	564	563
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.22	0.96
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Tropo	Cypress
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	23 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399
Current price	$1530	$125 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5870 has 336% better value for money than W5170M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	1600
Core clock speed	no data	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	188 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.00	68.00
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	2,720.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro W5170M and Radeon HD 5870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	282 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

W5170M 5.66

ATI HD 5870 5.73
+1.2%

Radeon HD 5870 outperforms FirePro W5170M by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

W5170M 2191

ATI HD 5870 2216
+1.1%

Radeon HD 5870 outperforms FirePro W5170M by 1% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

W5170M 2909
+15%

ATI HD 5870 2530

FirePro W5170M outperforms Radeon HD 5870 by 15% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

+0%

27−30

+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

+0%

9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Hitman 3	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Hitman 3	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%