FirePro M4100 vs GeForce GTX 870M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4100 and GeForce GTX 870M, 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 M4100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 870M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M4100 and GeForce GTX 870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4100 and GeForce GTX 870M 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 M4100 or GeForce GTX 870M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4100 GeForce GTX 870M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 870M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 870M has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 870M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 870M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 271 MHz higher, than FirePro M4100.
  • FirePro M4100 and GeForce GTX 870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 3−4 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than FirePro M4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4100 GeForce GTX 870M
Architecture GCN Kepler
Code name Mars N15P-GT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 October 2013 12 March 2014
Pipelines 384 1344
Core clock speed 670 MHz 941 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.08 108.3
Floating-point performance 514.6 gflops 2,599 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 74 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
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