FirePro M4150 vs Radeon R9 290X

In this comparison between FirePro M4150 and Radeon R9 290X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro M4150 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro M4150 Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M4150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 290X has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M4150.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro M4150 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • FirePro M4150 and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4150 is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 716% more, than FirePro M4150.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4150 Radeon R9 290X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Opal Hawaii XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 16 October 2013 24 October 2013
Pipelines 384 2816
Core clock speed 715 MHz
Boost Clock 947 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.16 176.0
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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