FirePro V5800 vs Radeon R9 M280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5800 and Radeon R9 M280X. 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 V5800 and Radeon R9 M280X. 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 R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 210 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 2−3
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN
Code name Juniper Saturn XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 26 April 2010 1 February 2015
Pipelines 800 896
Core clock speed 690 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support Not Listed
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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