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).

AMD FirePro W5170M

Intel HD Graphics P4600

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
3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1788 vs 605
2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8045 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	1788 vs 605
Geekbench - OpenCL	8045 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 366
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 366
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

1788

605

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

366

963

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8045

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	1788	605
PassMark - G2D Mark	366	963
Geekbench - OpenCL	8045	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	682	684
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