AMD FirePro W5170M vs AMD FirePro M6100

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5170M and AMD FirePro M6100 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5170M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 353 vs 291
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3189 vs 1803
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3189 vs 1803
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 2517
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 2517
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 August 2014 vs 16 October 2013
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 353 vs 291
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3189 vs 1803
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3189 vs 1803
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 2517

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M6100

  • Around 19% higher core clock speed: 1075 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 39% higher texture fill rate: 51.6 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
  • Around 39% better floating-point performance: 1,651 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
  • Around 22% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 4500 MHz
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2338 vs 1814
  • 6.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 52486 vs 8322
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4537 vs 3409
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4537 vs 3409
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1075 MHz vs 900 MHz
Texture fill rate 51.6 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Pipelines 768 vs 640
Floating-point performance 1,651 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2338 vs 1814
Geekbench - OpenCL 52486 vs 8322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4537 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4537 vs 3409

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5170M
GPU 2: AMD FirePro M6100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1814
2338
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
353
291
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8322
52486
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3409
4537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3409
4537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3189
1803
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3189
1803
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
2517
Name AMD FirePro W5170M AMD FirePro M6100
PassMark - G3D Mark 1814 2338
PassMark - G2D Mark 353 291
Geekbench - OpenCL 8322 52486
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3409 4537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3409 4537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3189 1803
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3189 1803
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 2517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 750.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 57.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 166.915
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W5170M AMD FirePro M6100

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Tropo Saturn
Launch date 25 August 2014 16 October 2013
Place in performance rating 680 844
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 925 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1075 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops 1,651 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 768
Texture fill rate 37 GTexel / s 51.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large large
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 88 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro