FirePro W4100 vs Radeon R9 M295X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 M295X. 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 R9 M295X. 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 R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 400% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M295X is 93 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

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 R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture GCN GCN 3
Code name Cape Verde Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 16 October 2014
Pipelines 512 2048
Core clock speed 630 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 92.54
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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