FirePro V5900 vs Radeon R9 M470X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 and Radeon R9 M470X. 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 V5900 and Radeon R9 M470X. 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 M470X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470X 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 M470X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 4000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 7−8 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 2
Code name Cayman Emerald
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 14 May 2016
Pipelines 512 896
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 61.60
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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