ATI FirePro M5800 vs AMD Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
Combined performance score
Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms FirePro M5800 by 123% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 722 | 965 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | Kaveri Spectre | Madison |
Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 14 January 2014 (10 years old) | 1 March 2010 (14 years old) |
Current price | no data | $60 |
Technical specs
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 cores | 512 | 400 |
Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 650 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 627 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 26 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 13.00 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 520.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and FirePro M5800 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size | no data | medium sized |
Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Memory
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 type | no data | DDR3, GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 51.2 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
Vulkan | no data | N/A |
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 HD | 18
−16.7%
| 21
+16.7%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Metro Exodus | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
This is how R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and ATI M5800 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- ATI M5800 is 16.7% faster than R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 700% faster than the ATI M5800.
All in all, in popular games:
- R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is ahead in 30 tests (94%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 3.05 | 1.37 |
Recency | 14 January 2014 | 1 March 2010 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
The Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5800 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop card while FirePro M5800 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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