FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 8970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8970M. 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 8970M. 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 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 W4100 Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 8970M has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8970M are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 220 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 800 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 20−22
ultra / 1080p 4−5 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 16−18 35−40
medium / 1080p 8−9 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Cape Verde Neptune
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 15 May 2013
Pipelines 512 1280
Core clock speed 630 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 72.00
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 2,304 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 153.6 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 273 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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