FirePro W5100 vs Radeon HD 8770M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 8770M. 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 W5100 and Radeon HD 8770M. 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 HD 8770M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8770M 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 HD 8770M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon HD 8770M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8770M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W5100 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8770M.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8770M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8770M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 155 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8770M.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 8770M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 1500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8770M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 7−8
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon HD 8770M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon HD 8770M
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
Code name Bonaire Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 31 March 2014 16 November 2012
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 930 MHz 775 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 19.80
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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