FirePro M4170 vs M4000

Place in performance ranking	650	749
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.42	0.18
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Cape Verde GLM	Opal
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 July 2012 (12 years ago)	23 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	$433	$474

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M4000 has 133% better value for money than FirePro M4170.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	384
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	21.60	21.60
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro M4000 and FirePro M4170 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Form factor	MXM-A	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
StereoOutput3D	1	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5 (5.1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.170

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M4000 4.15
+43.1%

FirePro M4170 2.90

M4000 outperforms M4170 by 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro M4000 1604
+43.3%

FirePro M4170 1119

M4000 outperforms M4170 by 43% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

FirePro M4000 5511

FirePro M4170 6347
+15.2%

M4170 outperforms M4000 by 15% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

32
+52.4%

21−24

−52.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

+42.9%

7−8
−42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +35%	20−22 −35%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +35%	20−22 −35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +35%	20−22 −35%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+27.3%

10−12

−27.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+25%

8−9
−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%