FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 8870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 8870M. 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 Radeon HD 8870M. 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.

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 8870M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 7−8
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 18−20
medium / 1080p 4−5 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN
Code name Turks Venus
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 November 2011 18 December 2012
Pipelines 480 640
Core clock speed 800 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 31.00
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 992.0 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 72 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 107 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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