AMD FirePro W5170M vs AMD FirePro D500

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5170M and AMD FirePro D500 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5170M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 725 MHz
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 August 2014 vs 18 January 2014
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 725 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D500

  • Around 88% higher texture fill rate: 69.6 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
  • 2.4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 640
  • Around 88% better floating-point performance: 2,227 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 4500 MHz
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18049 vs 8045
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6020 vs 3409
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6020 vs 3409
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 3189
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 3189
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 69.6 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1536 vs 640
Floating-point performance 2,227 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
Maximum memory size 3 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 18049 vs 8045
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6020 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6020 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3685 vs 3189
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3685 vs 3189

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5170M
GPU 2: AMD FirePro D500

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8045
18049
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3409
6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3409
6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3189
3685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3189
3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3349
Name AMD FirePro W5170M AMD FirePro D500
PassMark - G3D Mark 1788
PassMark - G2D Mark 366
Geekbench - OpenCL 8045 18049
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3409 6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3409 6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3189 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3189 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3349
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1063.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 65.789

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W5170M AMD FirePro D500

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tropo Tahiti
Launch date 25 August 2014 18 January 2014
Place in performance rating 682 683
Type Mobile workstation Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 925 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz 725 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 2,227 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 1536
Texture fill rate 37 GTexel / s 69.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,500 million 4,313 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 274 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None
Length 279 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 243.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro