FirePro M5100 vs GRID K240Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5100 and GRID K240Q, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M5100 stacks up against GRID K240Q, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M5100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M5100 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 FirePro M5100 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5100 GRID K240Q
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GRID K240Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5100 has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K240Q.
  • FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and GRID K240Q - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5100 is build with GCN architecture, and GRID K240Q - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K240Q is 20 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 and GRID K240Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K240Q is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−11
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
FirePro M5100 and GRID K240Q have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 GRID K240Q
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Venus GK104
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 28 June 2013
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 725 MHz 745 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 95.36
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 2,289 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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