AMD FirePro M4100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M4100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro M4100

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M4100

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1280 MB
2.4x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 623 vs 406
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3317
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3317

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 October 2013 vs 26 March 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1280 MB
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	623 vs 406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3317
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3317

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Around 81% higher core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 670 MHz
2.1x more texture fill rate: 34.0 billion / sec vs 16.08 GTexel / s
Around 17% higher pipelines: 448 vs 384
2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,088.6 gflops vs 514.6 gflops
2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3107 vs 1059
2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11010 vs 5067
Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.93 vs 15.905
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 980.005 vs 432.116
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.268 vs 1.48
Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 47.309 vs 24.029
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.852 vs 74.162
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3614 vs 3591
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3614 vs 3591

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 670 MHz
Texture fill rate	34.0 billion / sec vs 16.08 GTexel / s
Pipelines	448 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops vs 514.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3107 vs 1059
Geekbench - OpenCL	11010 vs 5067
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	27.93 vs 15.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	980.005 vs 432.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.268 vs 1.48
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	47.309 vs 24.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	97.852 vs 74.162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3614 vs 3591
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3614 vs 3591

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M4100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1059

3107

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

623

406

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5067

11010

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.905

27.93

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

432.116

980.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.48

3.268

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.029

47.309

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

74.162

97.852

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3591

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3317

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3591

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3317

Name	AMD FirePro M4100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
PassMark - G3D Mark	1059	3107
PassMark - G2D Mark	623	406
Geekbench - OpenCL	5067	11010
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.905	27.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	432.116	980.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.48	3.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.029	47.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	74.162	97.852
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3591	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3317
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3591	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3873
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M4100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Fermi
Code name	Mars	GF100
Launch date	16 October 2013	26 March 2010
Place in performance rating	800	802
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$349
Price now		$522.01
Value for money (0-100)		6.87
Technical info
Core clock speed	670 MHz	1215 MHz
Floating-point performance	514.6 gflops	1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	448
Texture fill rate	16.08 GTexel / s	34.0 billion / sec
Transistor count	1,040 million	3,100 million
CUDA cores		448
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		215 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		Two 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1280 MB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB / s	133.9 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround