FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 8970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 8970M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:
Main Specs
FirePro V4900
Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 8970M has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 50 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.
FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 800 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.
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
20−22
ultra / 1080p
1−2
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
4−5
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 380% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
6−7
30−35
ultra / 1080p
5−6
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
6−7
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 412% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
35−40
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
230−240
medium / 768p
90−95
200−210
ultra / 1080p
40−45
110−120
QHD / 1440p
24−27
85−90
4K / 2160p
−
45−50
high / 768p
65−70
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 136% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
75−80
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
100−110
ultra / 1080p
24−27
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 104% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
2−3
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
low / 720p
12−14
50−55
medium / 1080p
4−5
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 420% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
10−12
30−35
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
QHD / 1440p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
120−130
medium / 1080p
12−14
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 217% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
7−8
30−35
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
QHD / 1440p
1−2
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
9−10
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 337% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
90−95
high / 1080p
6−7
40−45
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 178% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
5−6
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
60−65
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 43% more, than FirePro V4900.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 105% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
6−7
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
12−14
70−75
medium / 768p
10−11
45−50
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
14−16
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 371% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
high / 768p
30−33
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 50% more, than FirePro V4900.
Full Specs
FirePro V4900
Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN
Code name
Turks
Neptune
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 November 2011
15 May 2013
Pipelines
480
1280
Core clock speed
800 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
19.20
72.00
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
2,304 gflops
Length
163 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
153.6 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
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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