GeForce GT 820M vs FirePro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M4000 with GeForce GT 820M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M4000
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 33 Watt
4.13
+185%

M4000 outperforms GT 820M by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking683986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.036.97
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameChelseaGF117
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 June 2012 (12 years ago)27 November 2013 (10 years 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 cores51296
Core clock speed675 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6012.40
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.2976 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3216

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Form factorMXM-Ano data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.1

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 M4000 4.13
+185%
GT 820M 1.45

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 M4000 1593
+184%
GT 820M 560

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.

FirePro M4000 5532
+121%
GT 820M 2498

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 HD25
+213%
8−9
−213%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how FirePro M4000 and GT 820M compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M4000 is 213% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.13 1.45
Recency 27 June 2012 27 November 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 15 Watt

FirePro M4000 has a 184.8% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 820M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 120% lower power consumption.

The FirePro M4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 820M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M4000 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GT 820M 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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