FirePro W5100 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with FirePro W5100, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.74
+75.3%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms W5100 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking388532
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data10.76
Architectureno dataGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameno dataBonaire
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date10 November 2020 (4 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 cores8768
Core clock speed1278 MHz930 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data44.64
Floating-point processing powerno data1.428 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data48

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 data4x DisplayPort
StereoOutput3D-+
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 HD28
+100%
14−16
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Atomic Heart 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Fortnite 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Valorant 110−120
+85%
60−65
−85%
Atomic Heart 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+80%
100−105
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Dota 2 85−90
+88.9%
45−50
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Fortnite 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Valorant 110−120
+85%
60−65
−85%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Dota 2 85−90
+88.9%
45−50
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Valorant 110−120
+85%
60−65
−85%
Fortnite 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+76.4%
55−60
−76.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+76.7%
60−65
−76.7%
Valorant 130−140
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Fortnite 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Atomic Heart 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Valorant 65−70
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Fortnite 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and FirePro W5100 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.74 7.84
Recency 10 November 2020 31 March 2014
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 75.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while FirePro W5100 is a workstation one.

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