FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. 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 W4100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. 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 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 300% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are build with GCN architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 220 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 800 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Cape Verde Wimbledon XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 May 2012
Pipelines 512 2560
Core clock speed 630 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11.1, 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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