FirePro W5000 vs Radeon R9 M295X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and Radeon R9 M295X. 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 R9 M295X. 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 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 M295X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 233% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 102 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • FirePro W5000 and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

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 R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3
Code name Pitcairn Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 16 October 2014
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 825 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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