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.

 

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: 5555 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 5555 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
5555
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 5555
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 428 431
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)