FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 6850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6850, 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 W4300 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W4300	Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 154% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W4300 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6850 is 27 mm longer, than FirePro W4300.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	9−10
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	20−22	14−16
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Battlefield 5 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	160−170
medium / 768p	170−180	130−140
ultra / 1080p	95−100	70−75
QHD / 1440p	50−55	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
medium / 768p	90−95	70−75
ultra / 1080p	60−65	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−11
4K / 2160p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	75−80
medium / 1080p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Fortnite is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	20−22	14−16
QHD / 1440p	9−10	4−5
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	85−90	65−70
medium / 768p	75−80	55−60
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	9−10	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	50−55	35−40
medium / 768p	30−35	21−24
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	35−40	24−27
high / 768p	50−55	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850.

Full Specs

	FirePro W4300	Radeon HD 6850
Architecture	GCN 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Bonaire	Barts
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2015	21 October 2010
Pipelines	768	960
Core clock speed	930 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	44.64	37.20
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops	1,488.0 gflops
Length	171 mm	198 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support		AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	152 Mh/s	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 6850

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