FirePro W5130M vs Radeon R7 250X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 250X. 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 250X. 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 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 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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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5130M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250X - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5130M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro W5130M and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5130M is 2375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 10−12
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 18−20 24−27
medium / 1080p 10−11 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than FirePro W5130M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon R7 250X
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Tropo Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 13 February 2014
Pipelines 512 640
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60 38.00
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 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) 152 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity + +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
AppAcceleration +
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