FirePro W4300 vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4300 and Radeon R9 M470. 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 W4300 and Radeon R9 M470. 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 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 M470 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon R9 M470
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 4 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.
  • FirePro W4300 and Radeon R9 M470 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 70 MHz higher, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 and Radeon R9 M470 is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 12−14
ultra / 1080p 8−9 7−8
QHD / 1440p 3−4 2−3
low / 720p 30−35 24−27
medium / 1080p 18−20 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon R9 M470.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 2
Code name Bonaire Saturn
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 December 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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