FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 8790M

In this comparison between FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 8790M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W4300 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8790M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W4300 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8790M.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 80 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
  • FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 8790M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 1500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
Code name Bonaire Mars XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 December 2015 16 November 2012
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 930 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 21.60
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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