Is AMD FirePro W5170M good?

The AMD FirePro W5170M is a high-end graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the same chip as the AMD Radeon R9 M370X, but it is higher clocked. The FirePro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC.

What is AMD FirePro?

AMD FirePro was AMD’s brand of graphics cards designed for use in workstations and servers running professional Computer-aided design (CAD), Computer-generated imagery (CGI), Digital content creation (DCC), and High-performance computing/GPGPU applications.

What are the specifications of the AMD FirePro D500?

AMD has paired 3,072 MB GDDR5 memory with the FirePro D500, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 725 MHz, memory is running at 1270 MHz (5.1 Gbps effective). Being a dual-slot card, its power draw is rated at 274 W maximum. Display outputs include: 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI.

What is AMD’s femfx deformable Physics Library?

AMD recently unveiled the FEMFX deformable physics library addition to their GPUOpen library set. Nvidia also announced that they would be working on the Finite Element Method (FEM) as well. With Nvidia’s PhysX 5.0 SDK slated for a 2020 release, a burning question has emerged.

What version of OpenGL does the FirePro D500 support?

The FirePro D500 is an OpenGL 4.4 capable graphics hardware (limited to OpenGL 4.1 under OSX 10.9) and supports OpenCL 1.2. A quick note for OpenGL developers: it seems that FirePro drivers for D300/D500/D700 under OS X are very sensitive when it comes to hardware limits.

Are FirePro drivers for d300/d500/d700 sensitive to hardware limits?

A quick note for OpenGL developers: it seems that FirePro drivers for D300/D500/D700 under OS X are very sensitive when it comes to hardware limits. I recently fixed a bug that occurred only on FirePro Dxxx under OS X 10.