Radeon RX 6800 vs FirePro W4170M

Place in the ranking	805	42
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	51.44
Power efficiency	no data	16.04
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Opal	Navi 21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2015 (9 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3840
Core clock speed	825 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	2105 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	505.2
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	96
TMUs	24	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	512.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5 (5.1)	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1 (1.2)	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.170	1.2

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 2.70

RX 6800 57.52
+2030%

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 1041

RX 6800 22188
+2031%

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

RX 6800 55084
+2279%

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

RX 6800 45441
+2473%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

W4170M 12506

RX 6800 205274
+1541%

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:

Full HD	21 −743%	177 +743%
1440p	4−5 −2425%	101 +2425%
4K	2−3 −3050%	63 +3050%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.27
1440p	no data	5.73
4K	no data	9.19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−2600%

135
+2600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	205
Battlefield 5	4−5 −4475%	180−190 +4475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1457%	100−110 +1457%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −2200%	115 +2200%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2080%	100−110 +2080%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1886%	130−140 +1886%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1623%	220−230 +1623%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1586%	110−120 +1586%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −943%	210−220 +943%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −7550%	150−160 +7550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1800%	110−120 +1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1825%	230−240 +1825%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −287%	140−150 +287%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	172
Battlefield 5	4−5 −4475%	180−190 +4475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1457%	100−110 +1457%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1980%	104 +1980%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2080%	100−110 +2080%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1886%	130−140 +1886%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1623%	220−230 +1623%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1586%	110−120 +1586%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −943%	210−220 +943%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −7550%	150−160 +7550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1800%	110−120 +1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2742%	341 +2742%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −287%	140−150 +287%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	162
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1457%	100−110 +1457%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1880%	99 +1880%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2080%	100−110 +2080%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1623%	220−230 +1623%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1586%	110−120 +1586%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1029%	237 +1029%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −2358%	295 +2358%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −986%	152 +986%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −132%	88 +132%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1800%

110−120
+1800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −3000%	120−130 +3000%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −3200%	65−70 +3200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3300%	65−70 +3300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −7300%	74 +7300%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2133%	65−70 +2133%
Hitman 3	8−9 −913%	80−85 +913%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −2557%	186 +2557%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −4750%	95−100 +4750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −1331%	220−230 +1331%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1533%

95−100
+1533%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −6400%	65−70 +6400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −2600%	50−55 +2600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −2100%	40−45 +2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −9800%	99 +9800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −4000%	40−45 +4000%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	45

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1325%

55−60
+1325%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 +0%	144 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	138 +0%	138 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 +0%	215 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	70 +0%	70 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +0%	99 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	34 +0%	34 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +0%	127 +0%

This is how W4170M and RX 6800 compete in popular games:

RX 6800 is 743% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 is 2425% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 is 3050% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 is 9800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800 is ahead in 57 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.70	57.52
Recency	23 April 2015	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

RX 6800 has a 2030.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4170M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4170M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop one.

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