AMD FirePro W5170M vs AMD FirePro D300

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5170M and AMD FirePro D300 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FirePro W5170M

AMD FirePro D300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5170M

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 6% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 850 MHz

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 August 2014 vs 18 January 2014
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 850 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3351

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D300

Around 84% higher texture fill rate: 68 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 1280 vs 640
Around 84% better floating-point performance: 2,176 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 4500 MHz
2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19628 vs 8330
Around 78% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6054 vs 3409
Around 78% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6054 vs 3409
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3397 vs 3189
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3397 vs 3189

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	68 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,176 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	19628 vs 8330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6054 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6054 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3397 vs 3189
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3397 vs 3189

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5170M
GPU 2: AMD FirePro D300

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8330

19628

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3409

6054

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3409

6054

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3189

3397

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3189

3397

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3351

Name	AMD FirePro W5170M	AMD FirePro D300
PassMark - G3D Mark	1749
PassMark - G2D Mark	371
Geekbench - OpenCL	8330	19628
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3409	6054
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3409	6054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3189	3397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3189	3397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		51.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1192.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		5.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		78.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		242.179

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5170M	AMD FirePro D300
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tropo	Pitcairn
Launch date	25 August 2014	18 January 2014
Place in performance rating	674	675
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1280
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s	68 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,800 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		150 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
Length		242 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	162.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	5080 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro