FirePro M5100 vs Radeon R7 250X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5100 and Radeon R7 250X, 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 Radeon R7 250X, 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 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250X - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro M5100 and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M5100 is 2875 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than FirePro M5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Venus Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 13 February 2014
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 38.00
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 96 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) 108 Mh/s 152 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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