AMD FirePro M4100

The AMD FirePro M4100 is a middle-class graphics card for mobile workstations, which has been presented in mid-2013. Similar to the Nvidia Quadro series, the FirePro cards offer certified drivers for professional 3D-software like CAD. Due to optimizations and some unlocked features, the performance in these applications is much better compared to a consumer Radeon GPU.

Architecture

The FirePro M4100 integrates 6 Compute Units based on the GCN architecture. Overall, the Mars chip has 384 stream processors, 24 TMUs and 8 ROPs. The memory of up to 2 GB GDDR5 is connected via an 128-bit interface. Just like the Radeon series, the FirePro M4100 offers features like Enduro or PCIe 3.0, but no Eyefinity.

Performance

According to the clock rates of up to 670 MHz for the chip and 1000 MHz for the memory (4000 MHz effective, 64 GB/s), the 3D gaming performance is slightly below the older FirePro M4000 or the Nvidia Quadro K1100M. Recent Games of 2013 can thus be played fluently in medium details and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

Power Consumption

The FirePro M4100 features different energy saving techniques to reduce power consumption and prolong battery life. These include PowerPlay and PowerTune (for clocking the GPU), Zero Core (deactivates parts of the GPU when the display is off) and Enduro (dynamic GPU switching between the processor graphics and the dedicated Radeon GPU). The maximum power consumption under full load should be around 30 watts (estimate), making the card suitable for laptops 15 inches in size or greater.

FirePro M Series FirePro M6100 768 @ 1.1 GHz 128 Bit @ 6000 MHz FirePro M8900 960 @ 0.68 GHz 256 Bit @ 900 MHz FirePro M6000 640 @ 0.75 GHz 128 Bit @ 4500 MHz FirePro M5100 640 @ 0.73 - 0.78 GHz 128 Bit @ 4500 MHz FirePro M4000 512 @ 0.6 GHz 128 Bit @ 4500 MHz FirePro M4100 384 @ 0.67 GHz 128 Bit @ 4000 MHz FirePro M5950 480 @ 0.73 GHz 128 Bit @ 900 MHz FirePro M2000 480 @ 0.5 GHz 64 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Architecture	GCN
Pipelines	384 - unified
Core Speed	670 MHz
Memory Speed	4000 MHz
Memory Bus Width	128 Bit
Memory Type	GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory	2048 MB
Shared Memory	no
API	DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Man. Technology	28 nm
Features	AMD App Acceleration, AMD PowerPlay power management technology, AMD PowerTune technology, AMD ZeroCore Power technology, AMD Enduro technology
Notebook Size	medium sized
Date of Announcement	01.10.2013
Link to Manufacturer Page	www.amd.com

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