FirePro V5800 vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5800 and Radeon R9 M470. 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 V5800 and Radeon R9 M470. 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.

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 Radeon R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 310 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 87% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 2
Code name Juniper Saturn
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 26 April 2010 14 May 2016
Pipelines 800 768
Core clock speed 690 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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