FirePro M5100 vs Radeon RX 570

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5100 and Radeon RX 570. 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 M5100 and Radeon RX 570. 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.

FirePro M5100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M5100 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 FirePro M5100 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon RX 570
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M5100 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 570 has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 443 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.
  • FirePro M5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 2500 MHz higher, than FirePro M5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than FirePro M5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5100 Radeon RX 570
Architecture GCN Polaris
Code name Venus Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 18 April 2017
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz 1244 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 159.2
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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