Radeon PRO W7800 vs FirePro W6170M
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 12 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | no data | 8.63 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | RDNA 3.0 (2022) |
| GPU code name | Saturn | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 August 2014 (9 years ago) | 13 April 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,499 |
| Current price | $66 | $3907 (1.6x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 768 | 4480 |
| Core clock speed | 1075 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2499 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 260 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 51.60 | 699.7 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,651 gflops | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on FirePro W6170M and Radeon PRO W7800 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.
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 280 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5500 MHz | 18 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 88 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |
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 | 3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 25 August 2014 | 13 April 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between FirePro W6170M and Radeon PRO W7800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W6170M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon PRO W7800 is a workstation 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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