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    FirePro M4000 vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4000 and GeForce GTX 970M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M4000 stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro M4000 and GeForce GTX 970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M4000 and GeForce GTX 970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M4000 or GeForce GTX 970M here:

    FirePro M4000 Laptops
    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M4000 GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro M4000 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 5 GB more memory, than FirePro M4000.
    • FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 324 MHz higher, than FirePro M4000.
    • FirePro M4000 and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4000 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 18−20 60−65
    medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than FirePro M4000.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M4000 GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture GCN Maxwell
    Code name Cape Verde GLM GM204
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 1 July 2012 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 512 1280
    Core clock speed 600 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.60 83.04
    Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support n/a PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Form factor MXM-A
    StereoOutput3D +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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