FirePro M4000 vs Radeon HD 6870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 6870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 6870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 151 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 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 6870 has 357% more power consumption, than FirePro M4000.
  • FirePro M4000 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • FirePro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4000 is 3450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 18−20 24−27
medium / 1080p 9−10 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than FirePro M4000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4000 Radeon HD 6870
Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Cape Verde GLM RV940 Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 July 2012 22 October 2010
Pipelines 512 1120
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 50.40
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 134.4 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 PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 213 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Form factor MXM-A
StereoOutput3D +
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