FirePro W4100 vs Radeon R9 M380

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 M380. 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 R9 M380. 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 R9 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M380 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 R9 M380 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R9 M380
Power consumption (TDP) 50 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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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M380 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 M380 are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 370 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 2500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R9 M380
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Cape Verde Strato Pro GDDR5
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 16 June 2015
Pipelines 512 768
Core clock speed 630 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 48.00
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
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 194 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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