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AMD FirePro S9170

The AMD FirePro S9170 is a workstation graphics card released on July 8, 2015, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 32 GB of GDDR5 memory, 320.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 930 MHz and a 275 W board power rating. It supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.0 and OpenCL 2.0.

GCNGrenada XT GL28 nmWorkstation
6/10 key specs recorded · 39 facts

Depth: 25 recorded fields, 4 features

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

Shading units
n/a
Memory
32 GB
GDDR5
Boost clock
n/a
930 MHz base
Board power
275 W

Performance

Theoretical throughput

FP32 (single precision) 5.24 TFLOPS stated by AMD
FP64 (double precision) 2.62 TFLOPS stated by AMD

AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 5.24 TFLOPS and FP64 (double precision) 2.62 TFLOPS for the AMD FirePro S9170.

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN
Codename Grenada XT GL
Chip Not recorded
Process node 28 nm
Transistors Not recorded
Die size Not recorded

The AMD FirePro S9170 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Grenada XT GL graphics processor and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded
Compute units Not recorded
Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded
Execution units Not recorded
Texture units (TMUs) 176
Render output units (ROPs) 64
Ray tracing cores Not recorded
Tensor / AI cores Not recorded
XMX engines Not recorded
Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD FirePro S9170 176 texture mapping units and 64 render output units.

The AMD FirePro S9170 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.

Clock speeds

Base clock 930 MHz
Boost clock Not recorded
Game clock Not recorded
Memory clock Not recorded
Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD FirePro S9170 runs at a base clock of 930 MHz.

Memory

Size 32 GB
Type GDDR5
Bus width Not recorded
Bandwidth 320.0 GB/s

The AMD FirePro S9170 is equipped with 32 GB of GDDR5 memory and delivers 320.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD FirePro S9170 has a board power rating of 275 W, a total board power of 275 W, power is supplied through 1x6-Pin + 1x8-Pin, the card occupies 2-slot, it is 267 mm long, cooling is Passive and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 275 W
Total board power 275 W
Suggested PSU Not recorded
Power connectors 1x6-Pin + 1x8-Pin
Slot width 2-slot
Length 267 mm
Width Not recorded
Height Not recorded
Cooler Passive
Max temperature Not recorded
Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched July 8, 2015
Launch price Not recorded
Status Not recorded
Form factor PCIe Add-in Card
Segment Data Center
Series FirePro

The AMD FirePro S9170 was released on July 8, 2015.

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD FirePro S9170 supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.0 and OpenCL 2.0.

DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan 1.0
OpenCL 2.0

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD FirePro S9170.

Features

The AMD FirePro S9170 has 1 supported feature recorded and 1 feature explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Compute and AI

  • Supported: ECC memory
    Error-correcting memory that detects and fixes memory bit errors, mainly valued in workstation and data-center use.
Not listed (3)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD FirePro S9170 supports AMD AI accelerators, Tensor cores and AMD CrossFire. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD FirePro S9170 supports ECC memory under Compute and AI.

Display features

Not supported (1)
  • Explicitly not supported: Stereoscopic 3D
    What it is: Support for stereoscopic 3D output to compatible displays.
Not listed (7)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD FirePro S9170 supports HDMI 4K output, AMD FreeSync, 10-bit color output, VR ready, 8K display output, HDR output and 12-bit color output. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Stereoscopic 3D is explicitly listed as not supported.

Media engine

Feex holds no codec support statement for the AMD FirePro S9170.

AMD Unified Video Decoder SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-decoding block found on many GCN-era and earlier Radeon GPUs.
AMD Video Coding Engine SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-encoding block found on many GCN-era Radeon GPUs.

Not listed: H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD FirePro S9170 supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the AMD FirePro S9170: AMD Unified Video Decoder and AMD Video Coding Engine.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD FirePro S9170 have?

The AMD FirePro S9170 has 32 GB of GDDR5 memory. Its memory bandwidth is 320.0 GB/s.

How much power does the AMD FirePro S9170 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD FirePro S9170 has a board power rating of 275 W. Power connectors: 1x6-Pin + 1x8-Pin.

What bus interface does the AMD FirePro S9170 use?

The AMD FirePro S9170 connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the AMD FirePro S9170 released?

The AMD FirePro S9170 was released on July 8, 2015.