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FirePro W5170M: FPS benchmarks and laptop guide

FirePro W5170M — 18 games benchmarked at 1080p, 1 model in the catalog.

FirePro W5170M — 18 games benchmarked at 1080p , 1 laptop models in the used-laptop catalog . This guide covers what the chip delivers in games, where it sits among mobile GPUs in 2026, and which laptops carry it.

The FirePro W5170M is AMD's 2014 mid-tier mobile professional GPU, benchmarked across 18 games at 1080p on the high preset, with one workstation model in the catalog. This guide covers what the GCN-era pro card still does.

Where the FirePro W5170M sits in 2026

A catalog score of 17.0 ranks it 221st of 341 — below the middle of the table. Its neighbors: the Radeon Vega 8 (17.6), GeForce MX230 (17) and Radeon 610M (17) above; the Iris Plus 655 (16.9), Vega 10 Mobile (16.4) and Apple M4 GPU730 (16.3) below. Like its W5130M sibling, the W5170M now ranks among integrated graphics — though a rung higher, in genuine thin-and-light territory.

What the chip brings

GCN architecture on 28nm: 640 stream processors, 2GB of GDDR5, 1.18 teraflops peak. PassMark records 2191 and Fire Strike 2909, with compute at 9050 (Vulkan) and 8140 (OpenCL). The W5170M was the mid professional option of its generation — certified drivers, a second GPU tier above the entry W5130M, still modest silicon.

FPS in games at 1080p

At the high preset: the legacy capped quartet at 240/140, Valorant at 60, DOTA 2 at 40, Fortnite at 30, Batman: Arkham Knight at 24, Counter-Strike 2, Forza Horizon 4 and Battlefield 5 at 24/24/21. The heavy tier fades: Far Cry 5 at 16, The Witcher 3 at 15, Forza Horizon 5 at 14, Cyberpunk 2077 at 10, Metro Exodus at 10, the Resident Evil 4 remake at 8 fps. Competitive titles at reduced settings stay viable; anything modern does not.

Laptops that carry it

One listing carries the W5170M: the Dell Precision 7510, a 2015 17-inch workstation at $251. The model's catalog medians — best-CPU score 47.8, gaming index 31, energy efficiency 53.3 — describe a solid professional platform with the GPU as its mid-tier certified option. For used-workstation shoppers it is the classic big-chassis value proposition of that era.

Bottom line

The W5170M delivers a slightly better game table than its smaller sibling — Valorant and DOTA 2 stay comfortable — but the ranking among integrated graphics tells the structural story. Buy the Precision 7510 for its build, screen and CPU; treat the FirePro as the certified display adapter it was designed to be, with light esports as a bonus rather than a feature.

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FirePro W5170M at a glance

Catalog score
17
#221 of 341 mobile GPUs
Games @ 1080p
18
Laptops
1
models in the catalog
Released
2014
VRAM
2 GB GDDR5
Shader cores
640
Process
28 nm
FP32
1.2 TFLOPS
PassMark: 2,191 3DMark Fire Strike: 2,909 GeekBench Vulkan: 9,050 GeekBench OpenCL: 8,140

🤔 How to choose

Universal advice for any use case.

  • Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
  • Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
  • Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).

🎮 FirePro W5170M — game FPS at 1080p

Average FPS per game, high quality preset.

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
Overwatch 240 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 60 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 40 ⚠ Playable
Fortnite 30 ⚠ Playable
Batman: Arkham Knight 24 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 24 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 21 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 16 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 14 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 10 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 10 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 8 ✗ Low
CS:GO 240 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V 140 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 24 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 15 ✗ Low
18 benchmarked games — full spec page. Verdicts: ✓ comfortable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ playable (30–59), ✗ low (<30). "~" marks estimated values.

Laptops with the FirePro W5170M

1 matched models — newest first. Names link to the full review.

Model Year Class Price
Dell Precision 7510 2015 Workstation $251

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