Radeon Pro 5500M vs FirePro W5170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5170M and Radeon Pro 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

W5170M
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.57

Pro 5500M outperforms W5170M by a whopping 210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking610319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data14.25
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTropoNavi 14
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date25 August 2014 (10 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6401536
Core clock speed900 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data85 Watt
Texture fill rate37.00139.2
Floating-point processing power1.184 TFLOPS4.454 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4096

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

W5170M 5.57
Pro 5500M 17.25
+210%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

W5170M 2191
Pro 5500M 6786
+210%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

W5170M 4197
Pro 5500M 14725
+251%

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.

W5170M 2909
Pro 5500M 10399
+257%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

W5170M 19095
Pro 5500M 65776
+244%

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 HD27
−119%
59
+119%
1440p18−20
−233%
60
+233%
4K10−12
−240%
34
+240%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−231%
40−45
+231%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−231%
40−45
+231%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−245%
76
+245%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Fortnite 30−35
−184%
90−95
+184%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−183%
65−70
+183%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−242%
41
+242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−205%
60−65
+205%
Valorant 60−65
−103%
130−140
+103%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−231%
40−45
+231%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−182%
62
+182%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 90−95
−129%
208
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Dota 2 45−50
−147%
111
+147%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Fortnite 30−35
−184%
90−95
+184%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−183%
65−70
+183%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−283%
45−50
+283%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−263%
69
+263%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−270%
37
+270%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−205%
60−65
+205%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−353%
68
+353%
Valorant 60−65
−103%
130−140
+103%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−168%
59
+168%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Dota 2 45−50
−138%
107
+138%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−244%
55
+244%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−183%
65−70
+183%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−283%
45−50
+283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−205%
60−65
+205%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−160%
39
+160%
Valorant 60−65
+129%
28
−129%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
−184%
90−95
+184%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−188%
118
+188%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−483%
35
+483%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−450%
22
+450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−206%
107
+206%
Valorant 60−65
−173%
160−170
+173%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−571%
47
+571%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−300%
40
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−215%
40−45
+215%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−225%
24−27
+225%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
−236%
35−40
+236%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 8−9
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−47.1%
25
+47.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Valorant 27−30
−241%
90−95
+241%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−367%
14
+367%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 8−9
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 18−20
−184%
54
+184%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−300%
20
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how W5170M and Pro 5500M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5500M is 119% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5500M is 233% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 5500M is 240% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the W5170M is 129% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 5500M is 1050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • W5170M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Pro 5500M is ahead in 62 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.57 17.25
Recency 25 August 2014 13 November 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Pro 5500M has a 209.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5170M in performance tests.

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