FireStream 9170 vs ATI FirePro M7740

Place in performance ranking	873	941
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Terascale 1 (2008−2010)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	RV740	RV670
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	4 August 2009 (15 years ago)	8 November 2007 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	320
Core clock speed	650 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	826 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	105 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.80	12.80
Floating-point performance	0.832 gflops	0.512 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	54.14 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	4.1
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.10	1.68
Recency	4 August 2009	8 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	105 Watt

ATI M7740 has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.

FireStream 9170, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The FirePro M7740 is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9170 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M7740 is a mobile workstation card while FireStream 9170 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.