FirePro M4150 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between FirePro M4150 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro M4150 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4150 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M4150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M4150.
  • FirePro M4150 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4150 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M4150 is 165 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • FirePro M4150 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4150 is 3112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 9−10
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 21−24
medium / 1080p 3−4 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than FirePro M4150.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4150 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 1
Code name Opal M98-XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 16 October 2013 9 January 2009
Pipelines 384 1600
Core clock speed 715 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 17.16 22.00
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops 2x 880.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 888 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Laptop size large
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