Radeon 620 vs FirePro M5100

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Aggregate performance score

FirePro M5100
2013
2 GB GDDR5
5.44
+134%

FirePro M5100 outperforms Radeon 620 by a whopping 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking576814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.980.34
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameVenusPolaris 24
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date1 October 2013 (10 years ago)12 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price$105 $67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M5100 has 776% better value for money than Radeon 620.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640384
Core clock speed725 MHzno data
Boost clock speed775 MHz1024 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate31.0024.58
Floating-point performance992.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro M5100 and Radeon 620 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s14.4 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 5.44
+134%
Radeon 620 2.32

FirePro M5100 outperforms Radeon 620 by 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro M5100 2102
+134%
Radeon 620 897

FirePro M5100 outperforms Radeon 620 by 134% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FirePro M5100 2328
+34.5%
Radeon 620 1730

FirePro M5100 outperforms Radeon 620 by 35% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD32
+167%
12−14
−167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Hitman 3 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Hitman 3 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

This is how FirePro M5100 and Radeon 620 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M5100 is 167% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M5100 is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, FirePro M5100 surpassed Radeon 620 in all 51 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.44 2.32
Recency 1 October 2013 12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB

The FirePro M5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 620 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5100 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 620 is a mobile workstation one.


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