AMD FirePro W5170M vs Intel HD Graphics 2000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5170M and Intel HD Graphics 2000 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).

AMD FirePro W5170M

Intel HD Graphics 2000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5170M

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 6% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 850 MHz
106.7x more pipelines: 640 vs 6
116.1x better floating-point performance: 1,184 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
8.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1788 vs 213
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 1039
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 1039

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 August 2014 vs 5 January 2011
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 850 MHz
Pipelines	640 vs 6
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1788 vs 213
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 1039

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2000

Around 24% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 925 MHz
23x more texture fill rate: 850 MTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 456 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz vs 925 MHz
Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	456 vs 366

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5170M
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 2000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1788

213

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

366

456

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

1039

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

1039

Name	AMD FirePro W5170M	Intel HD Graphics 2000
PassMark - G3D Mark	1788	213
PassMark - G2D Mark	366	456
Geekbench - OpenCL	8045
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3189
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3189
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5170M	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Generation 6.0
Code name	Tropo	Sandy Bridge GT1
Launch date	25 August 2014	5 January 2011
Place in performance rating	682	685
Type	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Pipelines	640	6
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s	850 MTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	189 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.1
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro