FirePro S9050 vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro S9050 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 225 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7850 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9050 is 44 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 4300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 18−20
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−12
QHD / 1440p 6−7 5−6
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon HD 7850
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2014 5 March 2012
Pipelines 1792 1024
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 55.04
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 254 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 249 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
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