FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 7850M

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 7850M 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 V5900 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7850M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 has 87% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 7850M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 75 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 6−7
ultra / 1080p 2−3 3−4
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN
Code name Cayman Heathrow Pro
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 24 April 2012
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 600 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 27.00
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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