Radeon RX 6700 vs FirePro W5170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5170M with Radeon RX 6700, including specs and performance data.

W5170M
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.69

RX 6700 outperforms W5170M by a whopping 780% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking60160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.61
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTropoNavi 22
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date25 August 2014 (10 years ago)9 June 2021 (3 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 cores6402304
Core clock speed900 MHz1941 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz2450 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data175 Watt
Texture fill rate37.00352.8
Floating-point processing power1.184 TFLOPS11.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB10 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s320.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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. 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 5.69
RX 6700 50.06
+780%

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
RX 6700 19283
+780%

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
−752%
230−240
+752%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−733%
75−80
+733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−733%
50−55
+733%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−733%
75−80
+733%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−775%
140−150
+775%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−733%
300−310
+733%
Hitman 3 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−757%
300−310
+757%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−750%
170−180
+750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−716%
400−450
+716%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−733%
50−55
+733%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−733%
75−80
+733%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−775%
140−150
+775%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−733%
300−310
+733%
Hitman 3 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−757%
300−310
+757%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−750%
170−180
+750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−742%
160−170
+742%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−716%
400−450
+716%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−733%
50−55
+733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−733%
75−80
+733%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−733%
300−310
+733%
Hitman 3 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−757%
300−310
+757%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−750%
170−180
+750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−742%
160−170
+742%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−716%
400−450
+716%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−764%
95−100
+764%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−733%
75−80
+733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−733%
50−55
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−775%
140−150
+775%
Hitman 3 10−11
−750%
85−90
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−733%
300−310
+733%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−750%
85−90
+750%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Hitman 3 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−733%
50−55
+733%

This is how W5170M and RX 6700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 is 752% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.69 50.06
Recency 25 August 2014 9 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 6700 has a 779.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5170M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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