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AMD FirePro M4000

The AMD FirePro M4000 is a workstation graphics card released on June 27, 2012, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 512 shading units, 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus and a boost clock of 600 MHz. It scores 1,592 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11.1 and OpenGL 4.2.

GCNChelsea XT GL28 nmWorkstation

7/10 key specs recorded · 24 facts

Depth: 35 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

512cores

Memory

2 GB

GDDR5 · 128-bit

Boost clock

n/a

600 MHz base

Board power

n/a

Performance

The AMD FirePro M4000 scores 1,592 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 62% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,150), measured across 202 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 404.

PassMark G3D Mark

1,592

Rank #1,150
Faster than 62% of 2,658 GPUs
202 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 32 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 47.4% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 6 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 39% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 9 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 29.6% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 7 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 24.3% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 694 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 36.2% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD FirePro M4000 averages DirectX 9 32 fps, DirectX 10 6 fps, DirectX 11 9 fps, DirectX 12 7 fps and GPU Compute 694 ops/s, across 202 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Workstation

Bus interface PCIe 2.1 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 600 MHz

Memory clock 1000 MHz

DirectX 11.1

OpenGL 4.2

First benchmarked 2012-08-16

Samples 202

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD FirePro M4000 states the PCIe 2.1 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 600 MHz, DirectX 11.1 and OpenGL 4.2, first benchmarked on 2012-08-16. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the AMD FirePro M4000 specifically. It is a different product from AMD FirePro M4000 Mobility Pro, AMD FirePro M40003, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN

Codename Chelsea XT GL

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The AMD FirePro M4000 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Chelsea XT GL graphics processor and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Shader configuration

Shading units 512

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 32

Render output units (ROPs) 16

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD FirePro M4000 has 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units and 16 render output units.

The AMD FirePro M4000 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD FirePro M4000.

Clock speeds

Base clock 600 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD FirePro M4000 runs at a base clock of 600 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 128-bit

Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD FirePro M4000 is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory and uses a 128-bit memory bus.

Board and power

The AMD FirePro M4000 it connects over PCIe 2.1 x16.

Board power (TDP) Not recorded

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.1 x16

Market

Launched June 27, 2012

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Workstation

Series FirePro

The AMD FirePro M4000 was released on June 27, 2012.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 1,592

PassMark G2D 404

Rank #1,150

Samples 202

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD FirePro M4000 supports DirectX 11.1 and OpenGL 4.2.

DirectX 11.1 (stated by PassMark)

OpenGL 4.2 (stated by PassMark)

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD FirePro M4000. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD FirePro M4000. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD FirePro M4000.

Naming and aliases

The AMD FirePro M4000 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as AMD FirePro M4000 (FireGL V).

Other names (PassMark) AMD FirePro M4000 (FireGL V)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD FirePro M4000 have?

The AMD FirePro M4000 has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus.

How fast is the AMD FirePro M4000?

The AMD FirePro M4000 scores 1,592 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 62% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,150. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 7 fps.

What bus interface does the AMD FirePro M4000 use?

The AMD FirePro M4000 connects over PCIe 2.1 x16.

When was the AMD FirePro M4000 released?

The AMD FirePro M4000 was released on June 27, 2012.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

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Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Chelsea -> GCN 1. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.