FirePro M4100 vs FirePro W7170M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4100 and FirePro W7170M, 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 M4100 stacks up against FirePro W7170M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M4100 and FirePro W7170M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4100 and FirePro W7170M 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 M4100 or FirePro W7170M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4100 FirePro W7170M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and FirePro W7170M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M4100.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4100 is build with GCN architecture, and FirePro W7170M - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 53 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 and FirePro W7170M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 20−22
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 3−4 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 366% more, than FirePro M4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4100 FirePro W7170M
Architecture GCN GCN 3
Code name Mars Tonga
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 2 October 2015
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 670 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.08 92.54
Floating-point performance 514.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 74 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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