Radeon HD 6770M vs FirePro W4170M

Place in the ranking	808	833
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Mars XTX?	Whistler-XT
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	16 November 2012 (11 years ago)	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	480
Core clock speed	850 MHz	675 / 725 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	950 million	716 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	17.40
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 gflops	0.696 gflops
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	24	24

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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	57.6 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

W4170M 2.68
+7.2%

HD 6770M 2.50

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

W4170M 1035
+7.4%

HD 6770M 964

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

W4170M 2315
+74.3%

HD 6770M 1328

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

W4170M 1766
+80.2%

HD 6770M 980

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	24−27 +4.3%	23 −4.3%
Full HD	22 −13.6%	25 +13.6%
1200p	12−14 +0%	12 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +5%	20−22 −5%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +2.7%	35−40 −2.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +5%	20−22 −5%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +2.7%	35−40 −2.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +5%	20−22 −5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +2.7%	35−40 −2.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

This is how W4170M and HD 6770M compete in popular games:

W4170M is 4% faster in 900p
HD 6770M is 14% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the W4170M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

W4170M is ahead in 28 tests (49%)
there's a draw in 29 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.68	2.50
Recency	16 November 2012	4 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm

W4170M has a 7.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro W4170M and Radeon HD 6770M.

Be aware that FirePro W4170M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6770M is a mobile workstation one.

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