FirePro W5130M vs Radeon R7 250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 250. 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 W5130M and Radeon R7 250. 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.

FirePro W5130M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5130M 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 W5130M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • FirePro W5130M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5130M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 250 are build with GCN architecture.
  • FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5130M is 2850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−11 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5130M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon R7 250
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Tropo Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 October 2013
Pipelines 512 384
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60 25.20
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration + +
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