FirePro V5900 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V5900 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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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 Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 400 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 24−27
ultra / 1080p 2−3 14−16
QHD / 1440p 1−2 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 14−16 45−50
medium / 1080p 7−8 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture TeraScale 3 Vega
Code name Cayman Vega Mobile
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 15 November 2018
Pipelines 512 1024
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 76.16
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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