FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R9 M395

In this comparison between FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 M395 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W5100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M395 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M395 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395 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 M395 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R9 M395
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 M395 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M395 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 96 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 M395 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.

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 M395 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R9 M395
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
Code name Bonaire
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 31 March 2014 9 June 2015
Pipelines 768 1792
Core clock speed 930 MHz 834 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 336 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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