FirePro W5130M vs Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5130M and Radeon HD 4870, 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 W5130M stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W5130M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5130M 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 FirePro W5130M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro W5130M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5130M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • FirePro W5130M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5130M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • FirePro W5130M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5130M is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−11 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5130M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon HD 4870
Architecture GCN TeraScale
Code name Tropo RV770
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 25 June 2008
Pipelines 512 800
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60 30.00
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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