FirePro V5900 vs FirePro W5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and FirePro W5000, 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 V5900 stacks up against FirePro W5000, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V5900	FirePro W5000
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and FirePro W5000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
FirePro V5900 and FirePro W5000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and FirePro W5000 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 225 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and FirePro W5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro V5900 is 47 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1200 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	14−16
ultra / 1080p	2−3	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	10−12	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Battlefield 5 is 146% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V5900 and FirePro W5000 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	210−220
medium / 768p	100−110	180−190
ultra / 1080p	50−55	95−100
QHD / 1440p	24−27	50−55
4K / 2160p	12−14	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	140−150
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Dota 2 is 57% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Far Cry 5 is 137% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	95−100
medium / 1080p	18−20	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Fortnite is 107% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	10−11	30−33
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	3−4
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 100% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	9−10
ultra / 1080p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	10−11	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Metro Exodus is 180% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Minecraft is 26% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 181% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 120% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	55−60
medium / 768p	12−14	30−35
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 177% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	35−40
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in World of Tanks is 52% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	FirePro W5000
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Pitcairn
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	24 May 2011	7 August 2012
Pipelines	512	768
Core clock speed	600 MHz	825 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	39.60
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	1,267 gflops
Length	230 mm	183 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	102.4 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s	154 Mh/s
Form factor		full height / half length
DisplayPort count		2
Dual-link DVI support		+
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FirePro V5900 vs FirePro W5000

Main Specs

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