Radeon RX 560X vs FirePro M5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5100 with Radeon RX 560X, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M5100
2013
2 GB GDDR5
5.45

RX 560X outperforms M5100 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking606496
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data7.89
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVenusPolaris 21
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date16 October 2013 (11 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6401024
Core clock speed725 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHz1275 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate31.0081.60
Floating-point processing power0.992 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4064

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M5100 5.45
RX 560X 8.56
+57.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M5100 2102
RX 560X 3301
+57%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro M5100 6773
RX 560X 16494
+144%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro M5100 10692
RX 560X 19990
+87%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30
−50%
45−50
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Hitman 3 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−56.3%
75−80
+56.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Hitman 3 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−56.3%
75−80
+56.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Hitman 3 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−56.3%
75−80
+56.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Hitman 3 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

This is how FirePro M5100 and RX 560X compete in popular games:

  • RX 560X is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.45 8.56
Recency 16 October 2013 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

RX 560X has a 57.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5100 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 560X is a desktop one.


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