UHD Graphics 710 vs FireStream 9170

Place in the ranking	934	783
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.11	13.21
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	RV670	Alder Lake GT1
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	8 November 2007 (16 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 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	320	128
Core clock speed	800 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	666 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.80	10.40
Floating-point processing power	0.512 TFLOPS	0.3328 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	16	8

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	Ring Bus
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

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.

FireStream 9170 1.68

UHD Graphics 710 2.85
+69.6%

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.

FireStream 9170 647

UHD Graphics 710 1100
+70%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.68	2.85
Recency	8 November 2007	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	55 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 710 has a 69.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 710 is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9170 in performance tests.

Be aware that FireStream 9170 is a workstation graphics card while UHD Graphics 710 is a desktop one.

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