FirePro S9000 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9000 and Radeon HD 6850 X2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro S9000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.

FirePro S9000

Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

	FirePro S9000	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	254 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

FirePro S9000 has 37% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 1300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	12−14
ultra / 1080p	21−24	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	2−3
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	27−30
medium / 1080p	40−45	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	55−60	21−24
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	35−40	4−5
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	45−50
medium / 1080p	60−65	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Battlefield 5 is 169% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	250−260	190−200
medium / 768p	220−230	160−170
ultra / 1080p	180−190	85−90
QHD / 1440p	110−120	45−50
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	120−130
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 63% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	35−40
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
medium / 768p	110−120	85−90
ultra / 1080p	100−110	55−60
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	45−50	14−16
ultra / 1080p	40−45	14−16
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	5−6
low / 720p	80−85	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Far Cry 5 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	60−65	21−24
ultra / 1080p	45−50	16−18
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	85−90
medium / 1080p	110−120	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Fortnite is 128% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	60−65	21−24
ultra / 1080p	45−50	16−18
QHD / 1440p	30−35	7−8
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	45−50
medium / 1080p	65−70	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 162% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	140−150	75−80
medium / 768p	120−130	65−70
high / 1080p	70−75	24−27
ultra / 1080p	30−35	10−11
QHD / 1440p	21−24	1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 119% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	24−27	8−9
ultra / 1080p	20−22	6−7
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	24−27
medium / 1080p	30−35	10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Metro Exodus is 210% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	130−140	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	24−27
medium / 1080p	35−40	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	130−140	45−50
medium / 768p	85−90	27−30
high / 1080p	45−50	16−18
ultra / 1080p	24−27	9−10
4K / 2160p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 181% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
high / 768p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

	FirePro S9000	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Tahiti	Barts
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 August 2012	19 September 2011
Pipelines	1792	960
Core clock speed	900 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	38.40
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	92 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
DisplayPort count	1
Dual-link DVI support	+

FirePro S9000 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

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