FirePro M4150 vs Radeon HD 7870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M4150 and Radeon HD 7870M. 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 M4150 and Radeon HD 7870M. 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.

Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4150 Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M4150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7870M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M4150.
  • FirePro M4150 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4150 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 85 MHz higher, than FirePro M4150.
  • FirePro M4150 and Radeon HD 7870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4150 and Radeon HD 7870M is 4000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 16−18
medium / 1080p 3−4 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than FirePro M4150.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4150 Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Opal Heathrow XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 16 October 2013 24 April 2012
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 715 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.16 32.00
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops 1,024 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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