FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R9 M395X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 M395X. 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 R9 M395X. 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 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 M395X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M395X has 400% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 M395X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 207 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 M395X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 24−27
ultra / 1080p 9−10 14−16
QHD / 1440p 4−5 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 30−35 45−50
medium / 1080p 18−20 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 62% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 3
Code name Bonaire Amethyst XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 31 March 2014 16 October 2014
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 930 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 413 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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