FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R9 M380

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 with FirePro W5100, including specs and performance data.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
7.19

W5100 outperforms R9 M380 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking542519
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data10.89
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameStratoBonaire
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)31 March 2014 (10 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 cores768768
Core clock speed900 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0044.64
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.428 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4848

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / half length
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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s96 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 outputs4x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
StereoOutput3D-+
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

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.

R9 M380 7.19
FirePro W5100 7.81
+8.6%

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.

R9 M380 2773
FirePro W5100 3014
+8.7%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.19 7.81
Recency 5 May 2015 31 March 2014

R9 M380 has an age advantage of 1 year.

FirePro W5100, on the other hand, has a 8.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M380 and FirePro W5100.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M380 is a notebook card while FirePro W5100 is a workstation one.


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