FirePro M5100 vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 5870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M5100 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
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 HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro M5100 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
FirePro M5100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 125 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.
FirePro M5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 300 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−11
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than FirePro M5100.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than FirePro M5100.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
180−190
medium / 768p
140−150
150−160
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
QHD / 1440p
40−45
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than FirePro M5100.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than FirePro M5100.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
75−80
80−85
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than FirePro M5100.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 7% more, than FirePro M5100.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 5% more, than FirePro M5100.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
20−22
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than FirePro M5100.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 2% more, than FirePro M5100.
high / 1080p
7−8
7−8
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−11
FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
95−100
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 4% more, than FirePro M5100.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
20−22
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than FirePro M5100.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than FirePro M5100.
low / 768p
35−40
40−45
medium / 768p
24−27
24−27
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than FirePro M5100.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than FirePro M5100.
Full Specs
FirePro M5100
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
GCN
TeraScale 2
Code name
Venus
Cypress
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
1 October 2013
23 September 2009
Pipelines
640
1600
Core clock speed
725 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
775 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
31.00
68.00
Floating-point performance
992.0 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
108 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
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