AMD FirePro W5170M vs Intel HD Graphics P4600

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5170M and Intel HD Graphics P4600 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5170M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2.6x more core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1778 vs 605
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8518 vs 3413
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 August 2014 vs 1 June 2013
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 350 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1778 vs 605
Geekbench - OpenCL 8518 vs 3413
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3345
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3345

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4600

  • Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 925 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 963 vs 367
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3342 vs 3189
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3342 vs 3189
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 963 vs 367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3342 vs 3189
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3342 vs 3189

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5170M
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics P4600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1778
605
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
367
963
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8518
3413
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3189
3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3189
3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3345
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3345
Name AMD FirePro W5170M Intel HD Graphics P4600
PassMark - G3D Mark 1778 605
PassMark - G2D Mark 367 963
Geekbench - OpenCL 8518 3413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3189 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3189 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3345
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 146.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.64

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W5170M Intel HD Graphics P4600

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Generation 7.5
Code name Tropo Haswell GT2
Launch date 25 August 2014 1 June 2013
Place in performance rating 681 682
Type Mobile workstation Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 925 MHz 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,184 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 640
Texture fill rate 37 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,500 million 392 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.3
Vulkan

Memory

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

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro