AMD FirePro W7170M vs AMD Radeon R9 280

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W7170M and AMD Radeon R9 280 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.

AMD FirePro W7170M

AMD Radeon R9 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7170M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 14% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1792
2x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
4x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3722 vs 3698
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3722 vs 3698
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 3337
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 3337

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 October 2015 vs 4 March 2014
Pipelines	2048 vs 1792
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 200 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722 vs 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722 vs 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362 vs 3337
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362 vs 3337

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280

Around 13% higher texture fill rate: 104.5 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Around 13% better floating-point performance: 3,344 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5558 vs 3162
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 665 vs 418
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7957 vs 6796
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7957 vs 6796

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	104.5 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	3,344 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5558 vs 3162
PassMark - G2D Mark	665 vs 418
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7957 vs 6796
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7957 vs 6796

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W7170M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 280

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3162

5558

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

418

665

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6796

7957

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6796

7957

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3698

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3698

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3362

3337

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3362

3337

Name	AMD FirePro W7170M	AMD Radeon R9 280
PassMark - G3D Mark	3162	5558
PassMark - G2D Mark	418	665
Geekbench - OpenCL	50809
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6796	7957
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6796	7957
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362	3337
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362	3337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		67.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1266.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		6.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		79.909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		365.384
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2009

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W7170M	AMD Radeon R9 280
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Amethyst	Tahiti
Launch date	2 October 2015	4 March 2014
Place in performance rating	429	432
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$279
Technical info
Core clock speed	723 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	3,344 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	1792
Texture fill rate	92.54 GTexel / s	104.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	200 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	4,313 million
Boost clock speed		933 MHz
Stream Processors		1792
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		275 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	240 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)