Radeon Vega 7 vs FirePro M5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5100 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M5100
2013
2 GB GDDR5
4.99

Vega 7 outperforms M5100 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking629551
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Power efficiencyno data11.35
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVenusCezanne
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date16 October 2013 (11 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 cores640448
Core clock speed725 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate31.0053.20
Floating-point processing power0.992 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4028

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)IGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1125 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth72 GB/sno data
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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.

FirePro M5100 4.99
Vega 7 6.85
+37.3%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M5100 2967
Vega 7 5249
+76.9%

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.

FirePro M5100 2328
Vega 7 3348
+43.8%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

FirePro M5100 16785
Vega 7 24726
+47.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

FirePro M5100 25
Vega 7 34
+34.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

FirePro M5100 40
Vega 7 59
+48.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

FirePro M5100 29
Vega 7 38
+28.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

FirePro M5100 23
Vega 7 35
+48.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

FirePro M5100 21
Vega 7 27
+30.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

FirePro M5100 8
Vega 7 13
+64.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

FirePro M5100 16
Vega 7 19
+20.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

FirePro M5100 0
Vega 7 2
+325%

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 HD31
+34.8%
23
−34.8%
1440p18−21
−55.6%
28
+55.6%
4K12−14
−50%
18
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−80%
18
+80%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−70%
17
+70%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14
+40%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−33.3%
20
+33.3%
Fortnite 30−33
−110%
63
+110%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−60.9%
37
+60.9%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−84.6%
24
+84.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−20%
12
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−30%
24−27
+30%
Valorant 60−65
−21%
75−80
+21%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−9.5%
23
+9.5%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
+50%
58
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−20%
18
+20%
Fortnite 30−33
+11.1%
27
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−52.2%
35
+52.2%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−61.5%
21
+61.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+5.9%
17
−5.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−30%
13
+30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−15%
23
+15%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−35.7%
19
+35.7%
Valorant 60−65
−17.7%
73
+17.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%
Dota 2 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−20%
18
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−17.4%
27
+17.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−30%
24−27
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.7%
13
−7.7%
Valorant 60−65
+148%
25
−148%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−33
+114%
14
−114%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−38.5%
50−55
+38.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Valorant 55−60
+18.8%
48
−18.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 2−3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Valorant 24−27
+4%
25
−4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how FirePro M5100 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M5100 is 35% faster in 1080p
  • Vega 7 is 56% faster in 1440p
  • Vega 7 is 50% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro M5100 is 148% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Vega 7 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro M5100 is ahead in 9 tests (15%)
  • Vega 7 is ahead in 46 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.99 6.85
Recency 16 October 2013 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Vega 7 has a 37.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Vega 7 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 Vega 7 is a mobile workstation one.

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