FirePro M4000 vs Radeon HD 6850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 6850, 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 M4000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850, check out specs charts below.
FirePro M4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: FirePro M4000 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 M4000 here:
Main Specs
FirePro M4000
Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
127 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 284% more power consumption, than FirePro M4000.
FirePro M4000 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 6850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850 - in Desktops.
FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
FirePro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FirePro M4000.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 31% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 6850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
160−170
medium / 768p
120−130
130−140
ultra / 1080p
55−60
70−75
QHD / 1440p
30−35
40−45
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 9% more, than FirePro M4000.
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than FirePro M4000.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
75−80
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 12% more, than FirePro M4000.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
55−60
65−70
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than FirePro M4000.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 6% more, than FirePro M4000.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than FirePro M4000.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 18% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
27−30
35−40
medium / 768p
18−20
21−24
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than FirePro M4000.
Full Specs
FirePro M4000
Radeon HD 6850
Architecture
GCN
TeraScale 2
Code name
Cape Verde GLM
Barts
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
1 July 2012
21 October 2010
Pipelines
512
960
Core clock speed
600 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
21.60
37.20
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
1,488.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bus support
n/a
AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
79 Mh/s
139 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Form factor
MXM-A
StereoOutput3D
+
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