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AMD FirePro W4170M

Graphics Processor
Mars
Cores
384
TMUs
24
ROPs
8
Memory Size
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The FirePro W4170M was a professional mobile graphics chip by AMD, launched on April 28th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Mars graphics processor, in its Mars M2 XTX variant, the chip supports DirectX 12. The Mars graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 77 mm² and 950 million transistors. It features 384 shading units, 24 texture mapping units, and 8 ROPs. AMD has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the FirePro W4170M, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 825 MHz, which can be boosted up to 900 MHz, memory is running at 1000 MHz (4 Gbps effective).
Being a mxm module card, the AMD FirePro W4170M does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is not exactly known. This device has no display connectivity, as it is not designed to have monitors connected to it. Rather it is intended for use in laptop/notebooks and will use the output of the host mobile device. FirePro W4170M is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Mars
GPU Variant
Mars M2 XTX
(216-0842036)
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
950 million
Density
12.3M / mm²
Die Size
77 mm²
Chip Package
FCBGA-631/962

Mobile Graphics

Release Date
Apr 28th, 2014
Generation
FirePro Mobile
(Wx100M)
Predecessor
FirePro Mobility
Successor
Radeon Pro Mobile
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Reviews
10 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
12%
GeForce 9400 GT
16%
Radeon HD 4550
19%
Radeon HD 5450
25%
Radeon HD 6450
29%
GeForce GT 520
30%
GeForce GT 220
38%
GeForce GT 430
49%
Radeon HD 5570
50%
Radeon HD 4670
54%
GeForce GT 440
57%
GeForce GT 240
58%
GeForce 9600 GT
67%
Radeon HD 5670
71%
GeForce GT 640
76%
GeForce 9800 GT
79%
Radeon HD 6670
82%
Radeon HD 4830
85%
Radeon HD 4770
90%
Radeon HD 4850
95%
GeForce GTS 250
97%
FirePro W4170M
100%
GeForce GTS 450
100%
Radeon HD 5750
104%
Radeon HD 7750
119%
Radeon HD 5770
119%
GeForce GTX 260
122%
Radeon HD 4870
123%
Radeon Vega 8
123%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
125%
GeForce GTX 650
126%
Radeon HD 5830
133%
Radeon HD 6790
140%
Radeon HD 4890
142%
GeForce GTX 460
147%
Radeon RX Vega 11
149%
GeForce GT 1030
150%
GeForce GTX 275
151%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
152%
GeForce GTX 280
152%
GeForce GTX 465
155%
Radeon HD 6850
163%
GeForce GTX 285
166%
Radeon HD 5850
178%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
181%
Radeon HD 7790
181%
Radeon RX 550
189%
GeForce GTX 470
189%
Radeon HD 6870
196%
Radeon HD 5870
209%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
216%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
217%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
221%
Radeon HD 6950
222%
GeForce GTX 295
230%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
232%
Radeon HD 7850
234%
GeForce GTX 480
238%
Radeon HD 6970
249%
Radeon R7 265
254%
Radeon RX 460
258%
Radeon R7 370
258%
GeForce GTX 660
259%
GeForce GTX 570
260%
Radeon RX 560
264%
GeForce GTX 950
281%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
283%
Radeon R9 270X
290%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
293%
GeForce GTX 580
295%
GeForce GTX 1050
297%
Radeon HD 7950
298%
GeForce GTX 1630
303%
Radeon HD 5970
304%
GeForce GTX 760
312%
GeForce GTX 670
336%
GeForce GTX 960
345%
Radeon R9 380
354%
Radeon R9 285
356%
Radeon HD 7970
359%
GeForce GTX 680
363%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
371%
GeForce GTX 770
381%
Radeon HD 6990
390%
Radeon R9 280X
399%
GeForce GTX 590
405%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
405%
GeForce GTX 780
449%
Arc A380
450%
Radeon RX 6400
456%
GeForce GTX 1650
465%
Radeon RX 470
494%
Radeon R9 290
501%
Radeon RX 570
528%
Radeon R9 390
534%
Radeon R9 290X
537%
GeForce GTX 970
544%
GeForce GTX TITAN
552%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
559%
Radeon R9 390X
567%
Radeon HD 7990
569%
Radeon RX 480
572%
GeForce GTX 690
577%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
593%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
601%
Radeon RX 580
608%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
613%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
618%
GeForce GTX 980
621%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
626%
Radeon R9 FURY
629%
Radeon RX 590
657%
Radeon R9 295X2
691%
GeForce GTX 1660
695%
Radeon R9 FURY X
703%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
715%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
734%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
756%
GeForce GTX 1070
798%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
798%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
811%
Radeon RX Vega 56
850%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
901%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
915%
Radeon RX Vega 64
927%
GeForce GTX 1080
940%
GeForce RTX 2060
940%
Radeon RX 5700
978%
Arc A580
981%
Radeon RX 6600
1021%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
1056%
GeForce RTX 2070
1069%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
1070%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
1091%
Arc A750
1127%
Radeon VII
1133%
TITAN X Pascal
1162%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
1174%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
1197%
Arc A770
1209%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
1210%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
1273%
Radeon RX 7600
1287%
GeForce RTX 4060
1293%
GeForce RTX 2080
1302%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
1328%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
1365%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
1398%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
1447%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
1536%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
1553%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
1564%
GeForce RTX 3070
1637%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
1752%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
1770%
Radeon RX 6800
1805%
GeForce RTX 4070
2000%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
2050%
GeForce RTX 3080
2128%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
2149%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
2209%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
2320%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
2364%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
2383%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
2386%
GeForce RTX 3090
2428%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
2489%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
2720%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
2793%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
2817%
GeForce RTX 4080
3162%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
3210%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
3240%
GeForce RTX 4090
3973%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
825 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Memory Clock
1000 MHz
4 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
64.00 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
384
TMUs
24
ROPs
8
Compute Units
6
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
256 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
7.200 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
21.60 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
691.2 GFLOPS
FP64 (double)
43.20 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
MXM Module
TDP
unknown
Outputs
Portable Device Dependent
Power Connectors
None

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan
1.2.170
Shader Model
6.5 (5.1)

Mars GPU Notes

Generation: Sea Islands
Desktop Variant: Oland
Mobile Variant: Opal / Litho
Codename: Tiran
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601)
Display Core Engine: 6.4
Unified Video Decoder: 4.0
Video Compression Engine: 1.0
CLRX: GCN 1.0
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