FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 6850

When choosing between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850.

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 has 69% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850 are build with TeraScale 2 architecture.
  • FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6850 is 35 mm longer, than FirePro V4900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 9−10
ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 21−24
medium / 1080p 4−5 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 6850
Architecture TeraScale 2 TeraScale 2
Code name Turks Barts
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 November 2011 21 October 2010
Pipelines 480 960
Core clock speed 800 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 37.20
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 163 mm 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Bus support AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s 139 Mh/s
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Design reference
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