FirePro M4100 vs Radeon HD 8790M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 8790M. 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 8790M. 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 and Radeon HD 8790M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 8790M 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 Radeon HD 8790M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4100 Radeon HD 8790M
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 8790M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro M4100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 8790M are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 180 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 and Radeon HD 8790M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 3−4
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 3−4 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than FirePro M4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4100 Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Mars Mars XTX
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 16 November 2012
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 670 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.08 21.60
Floating-point performance 514.6 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 74 Mh/s 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
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