FirePro R5000 vs Radeon R9 M270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro R5000 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 R5000 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro R5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro R5000 and Radeon R9 M270X are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • FirePro R5000 and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 2075 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 6−7
ultra / 1080p 8−9 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 16−18
medium / 1080p 16−18 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Pitcairn Venus
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 25 February 2013 21 March 2014
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 825 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
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