FirePro M5100 vs Radeon HD 8970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 8970M. 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 HD 8970M. 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 and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 8970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 8970M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 8970M are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 125 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 300 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 20−22
ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
QHD / 1440p 1−2 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro M5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Venus Neptune
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 15 May 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 725 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 72.00
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 2,304 gflops
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) 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 273 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
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