FirePro W5130M vs Radeon R7 M270

In this comparison between FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 M270 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W5130M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 M270 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 W5130M or Radeon R7 M270 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon R7 M270
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W5130M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W5130M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 M270 are build with GCN architecture.
  • FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 1−2
medium / 1080p 10−11 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5130M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon R7 M270
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Tropo Opal XT / Mars
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 January 2014
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60 19.80
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
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
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
AppAcceleration +
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