FirePro W4100 vs Radeon R7 M270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon R7 M270. 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 R7 M270. 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 R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon R7 M270 are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 195 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 1−2
medium / 1080p 8−9 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R7 M270
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Cape Verde Opal XT / Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 January 2014
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 630 MHz 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
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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