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Intel Core i7-4600U | AMD FirePro M4100 | 14.00" | 1.8 kg
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
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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Total War: Rome II | 45 | 6 | ||||
Company of Heroes 2 | 21 | |||||
GRID 2 | 83 | 13 | ||||
Metro: Last Light | 35 | 8 | ||||
BioShock Infinite | 9 | |||||
Tomb Raider | 59 | 9 | ||||
Far Cry 3 | 39 | 5 | ||||
Hitman: Absolution | 26 | 8 | ||||
Borderlands 2 | 37 | 19 | ||||
Diablo III | 96 | 21 | ||||
Anno 2070 | 34 | 8 | ||||
Sims 3 | 398 | 231 | 105 | |||
World of Warcraft | 272 | 165 | 29 | 12 | ||
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 6 2 2 | 2 | 1 1 | 11 | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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