FirePro W4100 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

In this comparison between FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 W4100 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 5870 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 140% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 70 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 3000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Cape Verde Broadway-XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 January 2010
Pipelines 512 1600
Core clock speed 630 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
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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