FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 7870M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 7870M, 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 V4900 stacks up against Radeon HD 7870M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M here:
Main Specs
FirePro V4900
Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
Check Price
Check Price
FirePro V4900 has 66% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7870M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 7870M is 4000 MHz.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
6−7
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
4−5
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Battlefield 5 is 87% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
110−120
130−140
medium / 768p
90−95
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−33
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
75−80
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
70−75
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Dota 2 is 18% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
3−4
8−9
ultra / 1080p
2−3
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
4−5
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Far Cry 5 is 80% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Fortnite is 35% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
60−65
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Minecraft is 26% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than FirePro V4900.
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
12−14
24−27
medium / 768p
10−11
16−18
high / 1080p
5−6
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 85% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
high / 768p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in World of Tanks is 14% more, than FirePro V4900.
Full Specs
FirePro V4900
Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN
Code name
Turks
Heathrow XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 November 2011
24 April 2012
Pipelines
480
640
Core clock speed
800 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
19.20
32.00
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
1,024 gflops
Length
163 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
73 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Check Price
Check Price
