FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 6790
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6790, 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 Radeon HD 6790, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
FirePro V5900
Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6790 has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V5900 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 240 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6790 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro V5900 is 32 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6790.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
2−3
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Battlefield 5 is 23% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
130−140
140−150
medium / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
50−55
60−65
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−35
4K / 2160p
12−14
27−30
high / 768p
75−80
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Far Cry 5 is 37% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Fortnite is 32% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p
3−4
5−6
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Minecraft is 5% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p
6−7
16−18
ultra / 1080p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
9−10
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than FirePro V5900.
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
14−16
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
20−22
27−30
medium / 768p
12−14
18−20
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 55% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in World of Tanks is 19% more, than FirePro V5900.
Full Specs
FirePro V5900
Radeon HD 6790
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Terascale 2
Code name
Cayman
Barts
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
24 May 2011
4 April 2011
Pipelines
512
800
Core clock speed
600 MHz
840 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
19.20
33.60
Floating-point performance
614.4 gflops
1,344.0 gflops
Length
230 mm
198 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
122 Mh/s
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