FirePro W5000 vs Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL. 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 W5000 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL. 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 Pro WX Vega M GL is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL 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 Pro WX Vega M GL here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is 106 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1800 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Architecture GCN 1.0 Vega
Code name Pitcairn Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 7 January 2018
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 825 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1011 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 80.88
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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