AMD FirePro M5100 vs AMD Radeon R7 260X

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M5100 and AMD Radeon R7 260X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M5100

  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 800 vs 523
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 3485
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 3485
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 800 vs 523
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 vs 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 vs 3485

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X

  • Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 775 MHz
  • Around 99% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 31 GTexel / s
  • Around 40% higher pipelines: 896 vs 640
  • Around 99% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 992.0 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3190 vs 2103
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 43.745 vs 22.202
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 804.436 vs 537.558
  • Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.673 vs 2.245
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.088 vs 40.642
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 221.539 vs 108.052
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3845 vs 2926
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3845 vs 2926
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1000 MHz vs 775 MHz
Texture fill rate 61.6 GTexel / s vs 31 GTexel / s
Pipelines 896 vs 640
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops vs 992.0 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3190 vs 2103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 43.745 vs 22.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 804.436 vs 537.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.673 vs 2.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.088 vs 40.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 221.539 vs 108.052
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3845 vs 2926
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3845 vs 2926

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M5100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2103
3190
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
800
523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.202
43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
537.558
804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.245
3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40.642
64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
108.052
221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2926
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2926
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3358
Name AMD FirePro M5100 AMD Radeon R7 260X
PassMark - G3D Mark 2103 3190
PassMark - G2D Mark 800 523
Geekbench - OpenCL 6773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.202 43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 537.558 804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.245 3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.642 64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 108.052 221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2926 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2926 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1481

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro M5100 AMD Radeon R7 260X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Venus Bonaire
Launch date 16 October 2013 8 October 2013
Place in performance rating 647 648
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $139
Price now $239
Value for money (0-100) 17.15

Technical info

Boost clock speed 775 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 725 MHz
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 896
Texture fill rate 31 GTexel / s 61.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Stream Processors 896
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Length 170 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 104 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync