AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 vs AMD FirePro W7170M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 and AMD FirePro W7170M 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100

AMD FirePro W7170M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 66% higher core clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 723 MHz
4.1x more texture fill rate: 384.0 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 4096 vs 2048
4.1x better floating-point performance: 12,288 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 4 GB
4.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12844 vs 3162
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 769 vs 418
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 64683 vs 50809
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13848 vs 6796
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13848 vs 6796

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 July 2017 vs 2 October 2015
Core clock speed	1200 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate	384.0 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Pipelines	4096 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	12,288 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	12844 vs 3162
PassMark - G2D Mark	769 vs 418
Geekbench - OpenCL	64683 vs 50809
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13848 vs 6796
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13848 vs 6796

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7170M

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 230 Watt
2.6x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1890 MHz
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3722 vs 3680
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 3336
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3722 vs 3680
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 3336

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 230 Watt
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 1890 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362 vs 3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362 vs 3336

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W7170M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

12844

3162

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

769

418

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

64683

50809

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13848

6796

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3680

3722

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3336

3362

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13848

6796

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3680

3722

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3336

3362

Name	AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100	AMD FirePro W7170M
PassMark - G3D Mark	12844	3162
PassMark - G2D Mark	769	418
Geekbench - OpenCL	64683	50809
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	174.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3924.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1226.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13848	6796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3680	3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3336	3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13848	6796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3680	3722
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3336	3362

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100	AMD FirePro W7170M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Vega 10	Amethyst
Launch date	10 July 2017	2 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599
Place in performance rating	196	420
Type	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz
Core clock speed	1200 MHz	723 MHz
Floating-point performance	12,288 gflops	2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	4096	2048
Texture fill rate	384.0 GTexel / s	92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	12,500 million	5,000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	483.8 GB / s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1890 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	HBM2	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro