FirePro M4000 vs Radeon HD 8730M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 8730M, check out specs charts below.
FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 8730M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 8730M here:
Main Specs
FirePro M4000
Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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FirePro M4000 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 8730M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M4000.
FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 8730M are build with GCN architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 50 MHz higher, than FirePro M4000.
FirePro M4000 and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro M4000 is 2500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
1−2
medium / 1080p
9−10
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
140−150
60−65
medium / 768p
120−130
27−30
ultra / 1080p
55−60
7−8
QHD / 1440p
30−35
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
90−95
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 275% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro M4000.
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
65−70
10−11
ultra / 1080p
35−40
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
9−10
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−11
−
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
low / 720p
65−70
21−24
medium / 1080p
27−30
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in Fortnite is 204% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
14−16
0−1
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
16−18
0−1
low / 768p
55−60
18−20
medium / 768p
50−55
−
high / 1080p
14−16
0−1
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
14−16
0−1
medium / 1080p
7−8
−
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
high / 1080p
90−95
27−30
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 720p
35−40
8−9
medium / 1080p
18−20
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
14−16
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
low / 768p
27−30
0−1
medium / 768p
18−20
−
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
high / 768p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in World of Tanks is 128% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Full Specs
FirePro M4000
Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture
GCN
GCN
Code name
Cape Verde GLM
Mars
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 July 2012
16 November 2012
Pipelines
512
384
Core clock speed
600 MHz
650 MHz
Boost Clock
700 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.60
16.80
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
537.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
32 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
Bus support
n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
79 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
Form factor
MXM-A
StereoOutput3D
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