FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 7870M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 7870M, 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 W4300 stacks up against Radeon HD 7870M, check out specs charts below.
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 W4300
Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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FirePro W4300 has 11% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W4300 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870M.
FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 7870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
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
14−16
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
18−20
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
20−22
10−11
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Battlefield 5 is 106% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
130−140
medium / 768p
170−180
110−120
ultra / 1080p
95−100
50−55
QHD / 1440p
50−55
30−33
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
140−150
80−85
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 58% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
110−120
80−85
medium / 768p
90−95
60−65
ultra / 1080p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Dota 2 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
16−18
8−9
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
18−20
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Far Cry 5 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
10−11
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
95−100
60−65
medium / 1080p
50−55
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Fortnite is 77% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
20−22
10−12
QHD / 1440p
9−10
1−2
low / 720p
50−55
24−27
medium / 1080p
27−30
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Forza Horizon 4 is 107% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
85−90
50−55
medium / 768p
75−80
45−50
high / 1080p
27−30
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Grand Theft Auto V is 75% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
9−10
5−6
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
80−85
medium / 1080p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
30−35
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
12−14
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
50−55
24−27
medium / 768p
30−35
16−18
high / 1080p
18−20
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−12
6−7
4K / 2160p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 84% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
35−40
20−22
high / 768p
50−55
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in World of Tanks is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
Full Specs
FirePro W4300
Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture
GCN 2.0
GCN
Code name
Bonaire
Heathrow XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 December 2015
24 April 2012
Pipelines
768
640
Core clock speed
930 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
44.64
32.00
Floating-point performance
1,428 gflops
1,024 gflops
Length
171 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
6.3
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
152 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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