FirePro M4100 vs GeForce 945M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4100 and GeForce 945M, 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 GeForce 945M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M4100 and GeForce 945M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4100 and GeForce 945M 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 GeForce 945M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4100 GeForce 945M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
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 GeForce 945M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 945M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 945M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce 945M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945M is 258 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 and GeForce 945M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4100 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 10−11
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 3−4 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than FirePro M4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4100 GeForce 945M
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Mars GM107
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 12 March 2015
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 670 MHz 928 MHz
Boost Clock 1045 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.08 40.80
Floating-point performance 514.6 gflops 953.9 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 74 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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