FirePro M4000 vs Radeon RX 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4000 and Radeon RX 540, 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 RX 540, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M4000 and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4000 and Radeon RX 540 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 RX 540 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4000 Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 65 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 540 has 96% more power consumption, than FirePro M4000.
  • FirePro M4000 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 540 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M4000.
  • FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
  • FirePro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro M4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 18−20 30−33
medium / 1080p 9−10 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than FirePro M4000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4000 Radeon RX 540
Architecture GCN Polaris
Code name Cape Verde GLM Polaris 12
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 21 March 2017
Pipelines 512 512
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 39.01
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,248 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-A
StereoOutput3D +
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