FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 7970M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M with FirePro W4300, including specs and performance data.

HD 7970M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.22
+22.9%

HD 7970M outperforms W4300 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking472527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.3710.37
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameWimbledonBonaire
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)1 December 2015 (8 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 cores1280768
Core clock speed850 MHz930 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate68.0044.64
Floating-point processing power2.176 TFLOPS1.428 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8048

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s96 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

HD 7970M 9.22
+22.9%
FirePro W4300 7.50

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.

HD 7970M 3559
+23%
FirePro W4300 2894

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:

900p84
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%
Full HD58
+28.9%
45−50
−28.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Hitman 3 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Hitman 3 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Hitman 3 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+28.9%
45−50
−28.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

This is how HD 7970M and FirePro W4300 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970M is 29% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M is 29% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.22 7.50
Recency 24 April 2012 1 December 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt

HD 7970M has a 22.9% higher aggregate performance score.

FirePro W4300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7970M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M is a notebook card while FirePro W4300 is a workstation one.


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