FirePro W4190M vs Radeon R9 M470X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4190M and Radeon R9 M470X, 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 W4190M stacks up against Radeon R9 M470X, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W4190M and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W4190M and Radeon R9 M470X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 FirePro W4190M or Radeon R9 M470X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4190M Radeon R9 M470X
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W4190M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W4190M.
  • FirePro W4190M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4190M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 275 MHz higher, than FirePro W4190M.
  • FirePro W4190M and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro W4190M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than FirePro W4190M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4190M Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture GCN GCN 2
Code name Mars XTX? Emerald
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 12 November 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 61.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,971 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized large
AppAcceleration +
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