FirePro V4900 vs GeForce GTX 970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 970M. 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 V4900 and GeForce GTX 970M. 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.

GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 GeForce GTX 970M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 GeForce GTX 970M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 5 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 124 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 1500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 GeForce GTX 970M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell
Code name Turks GM204
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 November 2011 7 October 2014
Pipelines 480 1280
Core clock speed 800 MHz 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 83.04
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 2,657 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 120 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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