FirePro M5100 vs Radeon HD 7770

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 7770, 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 7770, 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 7770
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 7770 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7770 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 7770 are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 275 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 7770 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 7770 is 4500 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−11
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than FirePro M5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon HD 7770
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Venus Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 15 February 2012
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 156 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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