FirePro M4150 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M4150 and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 M4150 and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 M485X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M485X 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 M485X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4150 Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M4150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 7 GB more memory, than FirePro M4150.
  • FirePro M4150 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4150 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 8 MHz higher, than FirePro M4150.
  • FirePro M4150 and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro M4150.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 24−27
ultra / 1080p 0−1 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 3−4 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than FirePro M4150.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4150 Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3
Code name Opal Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 16 October 2013 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 715 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.16 92.54
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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