FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 W4300 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
FirePro W4300
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 300% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 80 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
8−9
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
30−35
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p
24−27
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
45−50
QHD / 1440p
7−8
35−40
4K / 2160p
5−6
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 145% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
200−210
250−260
medium / 768p
170−180
220−230
ultra / 1080p
95−100
180−190
QHD / 1440p
50−55
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
140−150
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 51% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
110−120
ultra / 1080p
60−65
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 27% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p
16−18
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
6−7
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
80−85
medium / 1080p
18−20
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p
24−27
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
45−50
QHD / 1440p
16−18
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
95−100
180−190
medium / 1080p
50−55
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 107% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p
24−27
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
45−50
QHD / 1440p
9−10
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
50−55
100−110
medium / 1080p
27−30
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
85−90
140−150
medium / 768p
75−80
120−130
high / 1080p
27−30
70−75
ultra / 1080p
12−14
30−35
QHD / 1440p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p
9−10
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
27−30
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
110−120
130−140
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 18% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
27−30
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
50−55
130−140
medium / 768p
30−35
85−90
high / 1080p
18−20
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−12
24−27
4K / 2160p
8−9
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
high / 768p
50−55
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 4% more, than FirePro W4300.
Full Specs
FirePro W4300
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture
GCN 2.0
GCN
Code name
Bonaire
Wimbledon XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 December 2015
1 May 2012
Pipelines
768
2560
Core clock speed
930 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
44.64
Floating-point performance
1,428 gflops
Length
171 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
152 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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