AMD FirePro M5100

The AMD FirePro M5100 is a middle-class graphics card for mobile workstations, which has been presented in mid-2013. Similar to the Nvidia Quadro series, the FirePro cards offer certified drivers for professional 3D-software like CAD. Due to optimizations and some unlocked features, the performance in these applications is much better compared to a consumer Radeon GPU. Except for the certified drivers, the M5100 is more or less identical to the Radeon HD 8870M.
Architecture
The FirePro M5100 integrates 10 Compute Units based on the GCN architecture. Overall, the chip has 640 stream processors, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs. The memory of up to 2 GB GDDR5 is connected via an 128-bit interface. Just like the Radeon series, the FirePro M5100 offers features like Eyefinity, Enduro or PCIe 3.0. Presumably, AMD uses the Cape Verde graphics chip, but this has not yet been officially confirmed.
Performance
According to the clock rates of up to 775 MHz for the chip and 1125 MHz for the memory (4500 MHz effective, 72 GB/s), the 3D gaming performance will be slightly above the Nvidia Quadro K2100M or GeForce GT 750M with GDDR5 memory. Recent Games of 2014/2015 can thus be played fluently in medium to high details and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.
Power Consumption
The FirePro M5100 features different energy saving techniques to reduce power consumption and prolong battery life. These include PowerPlay and PowerTune (for clocking the GPU), Zero Core (deactivates parts of the GPU when the display is off) and Enduro (dynamic GPU switching between the processor graphics and the dedicated Radeon GPU). The maximum power consumption under full load should be about 50 watts (estimate), making the card suitable for laptops 15 inches in size or greater.
Manufacturer | AMD |
FirePro M Series | |
Architecture | GCN |
Pipelines | 640 - unified |
Core Speed | 725 - 775 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 4500 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0 |
technology | 28 nm |
Features | AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, Up to 3 displays supported undocked, 5 displays docked, AMD App Acceleration, AMD PowerPlay power management technology, AMD PowerTune technology, AMD ZeroCore Power technology, AMD Enduro technology |
Notebook Size | medium sized |
Date of Announcement | 01.10.2013 |
Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.amd.com/us/products/workstati... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
12.5 pt (13%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 9%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 12526 avg: 12603 median: 12602.5 (17%) max: 12679 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -4%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 16349 avg: 16785 median: 16784.5 (8%) max: 17220 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 5%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2197 avg: 2225 median: 2225 (6%) max: 2253 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2297 avg: 2328 median: 2327.5 (5%) max: 2358 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 100463 avg: 126754 median: 126754 (17%) max: 153044 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
3333 Points (8%)
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AMD Radeon HD 6790 -3%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 1%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2967 Points (5%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -5%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 -3%
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
12308 Points (12%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 0%
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
10561 Points (10%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -5%
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 18065 avg: 18391 median: 18391 (34%) max: 18717 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -3%
ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 1%
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 27 avg: 27.5 median: 27.5 (9%) max: 28 fps
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
min: 22.9 avg: 23.3 median: 23.3 (10%) max: 23.7 fps
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 38.3 avg: 39.1 median: 39.1 (7%) max: 39.9 fps
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -5%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 -4%
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 26.63 avg: 27.1 median: 27.1 (19%) max: 27.58 fps
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 21.43 avg: 21.6 median: 21.6 (36%) max: 21.79 fps
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 54.15 avg: 55.1 median: 55.1 (67%) max: 56.14 fps
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 10.38 avg: 10.5 median: 10.5 (44%) max: 10.64 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 29%
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 60.34 avg: 67.8 median: 67.8 (51%) max: 75.28 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -98%
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 75.79 avg: 76.6 median: 76.6 (82%) max: 77.46 fps
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 24.67 avg: 24.9 median: 24.9 (12%) max: 25.07 fps
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specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 35.61 avg: 36 median: 36 (44%) max: 36.35 fps
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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
min: 39.72 avg: 39.8 median: 39.8 (17%) max: 39.85 fps
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specvp12 snx-02 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
min: 28.9 avg: 29.3 median: 29.3 (11%) max: 29.69 fps
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 34%
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specvp12 showcase-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
min: 15.47 avg: 15.9 median: 15.9 (7%) max: 16.36 fps
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specvp12 mediacal-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
min: 7.81 avg: 7.8 median: 7.8 (7%) max: 7.82 fps
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specvp12 maya-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
min: 24.92 avg: 25.2 median: 25.2 (11%) max: 25.5 fps
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specvp12 energy-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
min: 0.43 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (1%) max: 0.44 fps
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specvp12 creo-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
min: 19.64 avg: 20.7 median: 20.7 (12%) max: 21.76 fps
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specvp12 catia-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
min: 23.03 avg: 23.3 median: 23.3 (8%) max: 23.62 fps
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 9328 avg: 10516 median: 10516 (50%) max: 11704 points
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 0%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 3%
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 58.28 avg: 64.1 median: 64.1 (28%) max: 70 fps
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 57.36 avg: 63.7 median: 63.7 (18%) max: 69.96 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 353 avg: 364 median: 364 (4%) max: 375 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 641 avg: 658 median: 658 (2%) max: 675 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
2051 points (4%)
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Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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