AMD Radeon Pro W6600X vs AMD FireStream 9170

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro W6600X and AMD FireStream 9170 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon Pro W6600X

AMD FireStream 9170

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro W6600X

Videocard is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2.6x more core clock speed: 2068 MHz vs 800 MHz
24789.1x more texture fill rate: 317.3 GTexel/s vs 12.8 GTexel / s
6.4x more pipelines: 2048 vs 320
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 55 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1600 MHz

Launch date	3 Aug 2021 vs 8 November 2007
Core clock speed	2068 MHz vs 800 MHz
Texture fill rate	317.3 GTexel/s vs 12.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 320
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1600 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9170

Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W6600X
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9170

Name	AMD Radeon Pro W6600X	AMD FireStream 9170
Geekbench - OpenCL	67420
PassMark - G2D Mark		493
PassMark - G3D Mark		647

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro W6600X	AMD FireStream 9170
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 2.0	TeraScale
Code name	Navi 23	RV670
Launch date	3 Aug 2021	8 November 2007
Place in performance rating	301	297
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2479 MHz
Compute units	32
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2048	320
Pixel fill rate	158.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	317.3 GTexel/s	12.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	105 Watt
Transistor count	11060 million	666 million
Floating-point performance		512.0 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	Apple MPX	PCIe 2.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	10.0
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR3