FirePro R5000 vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro R5000 and Radeon R9 M470. 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 R5000 and Radeon R9 M470. 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 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 M470 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M470 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 175 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 2800 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 12−14
ultra / 1080p 8−9 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 2−3
low / 720p 27−30 24−27
medium / 1080p 16−18 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than Radeon R9 M470.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2
Code name Pitcairn Saturn
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 25 February 2013 14 May 2016
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
  Check Price Check Price