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    FirePro M4000 vs Radeon R9 280

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4000 and Radeon R9 280, 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 Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro M4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: FirePro M4000 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

    FirePro M4000 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M4000 Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 506% more power consumption, than FirePro M4000.
    • FirePro M4000 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M4000.
    • FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • FirePro M4000 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4000 is 3250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    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 Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than FirePro M4000.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M4000 Radeon R9 280
    Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
    Code name Cape Verde GLM Tahiti
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 1 July 2012 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 512 1792
    Core clock speed 600 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.60 104.5
    Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support n/a PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    Form factor MXM-A
    StereoOutput3D +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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