Radeon 890M vs FirePro M4170

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M4170 with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M4170
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.06

890M outperforms M4170 by a whopping 603% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking765253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data100.00
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameOpalStrix Point
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date23 April 2015 (9 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3841024
Core clock speed825 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors950 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate21.60185.6
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth64 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)6.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)2.1
Vulkan1.2.1701.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 M4170 3.06
Radeon 890M 21.52
+603%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FirePro M4170 1181
Radeon 890M 8303
+603%

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 HD6−7
−683%
47
+683%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
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9−10
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
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4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
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This is how FirePro M4170 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 683% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 23 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.06 21.52
Recency 23 April 2015 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

Radeon 890M has a 603.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M4170 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M4170 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 890M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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