FirePro M4000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

In this comparison between FirePro M4000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro M4000 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M4000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4000 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 263% more power consumption, than FirePro M4000.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M4000.
  • FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 100 MHz higher, than FirePro M4000.
  • FirePro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4000 is 3500 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 9−10 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than FirePro M4000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4000 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Cape Verde GLM Broadway-XT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 512 1600
Core clock speed 600 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-A
StereoOutput3D +
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