FirePro W4100 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4100 and Mobility 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 W4100 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

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Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 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 Mobility Radeon HD 4870 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro W4100	Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W4100 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - in Laptops.
FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 80 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 3112 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	7−8
ultra / 1080p	4−5	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	16−18
medium / 1080p	8−9	8−9
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	140−150
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	55−60
QHD / 1440p	30−33	30−33
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	80−85	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than FirePro W4100.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than FirePro W4100.
low / 768p	80−85	80−85
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than FirePro W4100.
high / 1080p	8−9	8−9
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	9−10	9−10
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 3% more, than FirePro W4100.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
medium / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	5−6	5−6
ultra / 1080p	3−4	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	12−14
medium / 1080p	6−7	6−7
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
high / 1080p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	90−95	90−95
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	12−14
medium / 1080p	10−12	10−12
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	24−27	24−27
medium / 768p	16−18	16−18
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
high / 768p	35−40	35−40
FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 4870 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	FirePro W4100	Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Architecture	GCN	Terascale 1
Code name	Cape Verde	M98-XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	2 October 2015	9 January 2009
Pipelines	512	800
Core clock speed	630 MHz	550 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	20.16	22.00
Floating-point performance	645.1 gflops	880.0 gflops
Length	171 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	888 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	56.83 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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	79 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Form factor	low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support	+
AppAcceleration	+
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FirePro W4100 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4870

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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