FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 8770M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8770M, 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 W4100 stacks up against Radeon HD 8770M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8770M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8770M 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 8770M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 8770M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8770M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8770M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8770M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8770M are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8770M is 145 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8770M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8770M is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 16−18
medium / 1080p 8−9 8−9
FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8770M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 8770M
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Cape Verde Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 16 November 2012
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 630 MHz 775 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 19.80
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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