AMD FirePro W5130M vs AMD Radeon R7 M340 Comparison

The AMD Radeon R7 M340 and AMD FirePro W5130M are both end-of-life mobile GPUs from 2015, but they target different priorities: the R7 M340 edges out the FirePro W5130M in the single available benchmark, while the FirePro W5130M counters with a substantially wider memory bus and higher throughput specifications. The benchmark data shows a virtual tie in Geekbench OpenCL (4932 vs 4904, a 0.6% delta), yet the underlying hardware tells a very different story — one that favors the FirePro for bandwidth-bound workloads and the R7 M340 for raw compute efficiency per clock.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in the head-to-head Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The AMD Radeon R7 M340 wins with a score of 4932 against the AMD FirePro W5130M's 4904, a margin of 0.6%.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The R7 M340 averages 5063 across its two benchmarks (Geekbench OpenCL 4932 and Geekbench Vulkan 5193), while the FirePro W5130M averages 4904 from its single Geekbench OpenCL result.

Q: How do these GPUs rank against all other GPUs?

A: The R7 M340 sits at the 30th percentile, while the FirePro W5130M is at the 29th percentile — both are in the lower third of all GPUs.

Q: What memory type and bus width does each use?

A: The R7 M340 uses 2 GB DDR3 on a 64-bit bus with 16.00 GB/s bandwidth; the FirePro W5130M uses 2 GB GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 64.00 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units and texture mapping units?

A: The FirePro W5130M has 512 shading units and 32 TMUs, versus the R7 M340's 320 shading units and 20 TMUs.

Q: What is the FP32 performance difference?

A: The FirePro W5130M delivers 947.2 GFLOPS FP32, which is 45% higher than the R7 M340's 653.4 GFLOPS.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different GCN generations. The AMD Radeon R7 M340 uses the Meso chip based on GCN 3.0 architecture, while the AMD FirePro W5130M uses the Tropo chip based on GCN 1.0. Both are fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC, with nearly identical transistor counts — 1,550 million for the R7 M340 and 1,500 million for the FirePro W5130M — and die sizes of 125 mm² and 123 mm² respectively.

The R7 M340 belongs to the Gem System (R7 M300) generation, while the FirePro W5130M belongs to the FirePro Mobile (Wx100M) generation. This generational split is significant: GCN 3.0 brings architectural improvements over GCN 1.0, including better geometry processing and power management, though the FirePro compensates with a larger execution resource pool.

The R7 M340 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), whereas the FirePro W5130M only supports DirectX 12 (11_1) — a feature-level difference that matters for modern games. Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.2.170. The R7 M340 also lists FP16 at 653.4 GFLOPS (1:1 with FP32), while the FirePro W5130M has no FP16 figure listed in the data.

Memory architecture is the starkest divergence. The R7 M340 runs 2 GB of DDR3 on a 64-bit bus with 16.00 GB/s bandwidth, while the FirePro W5130M runs 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 64.00 GB/s — exactly four times the bandwidth. The FirePro also connects via PCIe 3.0 x16, double the R7 M340's PCIe 3.0 x8.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison available is the Geekbench OpenCL test, where the R7 M340 scores 4932 against the FirePro W5130M's 4904. That 0.6% delta is within noise, effectively a statistical dead heat. However, the R7 M340 also has a Geekbench Vulkan score of 5193, which lifts its average benchmark score to 5063 — 3.2% higher than the FirePro's 4904 average.

When placed against their nearest rivals, the picture sharpens. The R7 M340's average score of 5063 exactly matches the AMD Radeon R7 240 (delta 0%), sits 0.6% above the AMD FirePro W4170M (5034), and 1.3% above the AMD Radeon R7 Graphics (4998). The FirePro W5130M's average of 4904 is within 0.1% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB (4901) and 0.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (4893), while trailing the AMD Radeon R7 M265 (4929) and AMD Radeon R7 M360 (4931) by 0.5% each.

The performance gap in synthetic compute is small, but the architectural differences suggest the FirePro's higher theoretical throughput (947.2 GFLOPS vs 653.4 GFLOPS FP32) does not translate into a benchmark win in this particular test. The R7 M340's newer GCN 3.0 architecture likely extracts more usable performance per shader, allowing it to match the older but wider FirePro design.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon R7 M340 | AMD FirePro W5130M |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | Meso | Tropo |

| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | GCN 1.0 |

| Generation | Gem System (R7 M300) | FirePro Mobile (Wx100M) |

| Transistors | 1,550 million | 1,500 million |

| Die Size | 125 mm² | 123 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 12.4M / mm² | 12.2M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 943 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1021 MHz | 925 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1000 MHz / 2 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz / 4 Gbps effective |

| Memory Type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |

| Bus Width | 64 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 64.00 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 320 | 512 |

| TMUs | 20 | 32 |

| ROPs | 8 | 16 |

| Pixel Rate | 8.168 GPixel/s | 14.80 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 20.42 GTexel/s | 29.60 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 653.4 GFLOPS | 947.2 GFLOPS |

| FP16 | 653.4 GFLOPS (1:1) | Not listed |

| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_1) |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Release Date | 2015-05-04 | 2015-10-01 |

| Predecessor | Solar System | FirePro Mobility |

| Successor | Polaris Mobile | Radeon Pro Mobile |

| Geekbench OpenCL | 4932 | 4904 |

| Geekbench Vulkan | 5193 | Not listed |

| Avg Benchmark Score | 5063 | 4904 |

| Percentile vs All GPUs | 30 | 29 |

The Verdict

The data presents a nuanced verdict. In raw compute benchmarks, the R7 M340 wins the only head-to-head test by 0.6%, and its average benchmark score is 3.2% higher (5063 vs 4904). It also holds a DirectX 12 feature-level advantage (12_0 vs 11_1) and a higher boost clock (1021 MHz vs 925 MHz). For anyone prioritizing synthetic compute scores or modern API support, the R7 M340 is the data-backed choice.

However, the FirePro W5130M is the superior hardware on paper for bandwidth-sensitive workloads. Its 64.00 GB/s memory bandwidth is four times the R7 M340's 16.00 GB/s, and it doubles the ROP count (16 vs 8), pixel rate (14.80 GPixel/s vs 8.168 GPixel/s), and texture rate (29.60 GTexel/s vs 20.42 GTexel/s). Its FP32 throughput of 947.2 GFLOPS is 45% higher. The fact that these advantages do not produce a benchmark victory in Geekbench OpenCL suggests that the R7 M340's newer GCN 3.0 architecture is more efficient per unit of raw throughput, but the FirePro's specification sheet points to better performance in real-world tasks that stress memory or fill rate.

The production status for both is end-of-life, and neither has a launch MSRP listed. They are contemporaries (R7 M340 released May 2015, FirePro W5130M October 2015), and both rank in the 29th-30th percentile among all GPUs, meaning neither is a high-performance part by modern standards.

Where Each One Wins

AMD Radeon R7 M340 wins in:

• Synthetic compute benchmarks: Geekbench OpenCL 4932 vs 4904, plus a Geekbench Vulkan score of 5193 that the FirePro cannot match.
• Average benchmark score: 5063 vs 4904, a 3.2% advantage.
• Modern API support: DirectX 12 (12_0) vs the FirePro's DirectX 12 (11_1).
• Clock speeds: 943 MHz base and 1021 MHz boost, versus 900 MHz and 925 MHz.
• Architectural efficiency: GCN 3.0 achieves a benchmark tie despite 37.5% fewer shading units (320 vs 512) and 45% lower FP32 throughput.

AMD FirePro W5130M wins in:

• Memory bandwidth: 64.00 GB/s vs 16.00 GB/s — a 4x advantage.
• Memory bus width: 128-bit vs 64-bit.
• Shader and texture resources: 512 shading units vs 320, 32 TMUs vs 20, 16 ROPs vs 8.
• Fill rates: 14.80 GPixel/s vs 8.168 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 29.60 GTexel/s vs 20.42 GTexel/s texture rate.
• FP32 compute: 947.2 GFLOPS vs 653.4 GFLOPS.
• PCIe interface: x16 vs x8, doubling host bandwidth.

The practical takeaway: choose the R7 M340 for compute benchmarks and API compatibility, choose the FirePro W5130M for any workload where memory bandwidth or fill rate dominates — though the benchmark data shows neither advantage translates into a clear synthetic victory. The R7 M340 is the better all-rounder in tested performance; the FirePro is the better specification sheet on paper.