FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 8790M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8790M. 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 W4100 and Radeon HD 8790M. 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 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None 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 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8790M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8790M are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 220 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8790M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 8−9 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Cape Verde Mars XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 16 November 2012
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 630 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 21.60
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 64 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 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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