FirePro M4100 vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 5970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 5970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro M4100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M4100 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 M4100 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4100 Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M4100 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • FirePro M4100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 55 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 5970 is 4000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 10−12
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 3−4 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than FirePro M4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4100 Radeon HD 5970
Architecture GCN TeraScale 2
Code name Mars Hemlock
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 18 November 2009
Pipelines 384 1600
Core clock speed 670 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.08 58.00
Floating-point performance 514.6 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 74 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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