FirePro M5100 vs Radeon E8860

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5100 and Radeon E8860. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M5100 and Radeon E8860. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro M5100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M5100 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M5100 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5100 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon E8860 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M5100 and Radeon E8860 is 4500 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon E8860
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Venus Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 25 January 2014
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 725 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 25.00
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 48 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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