FirePro V4900 vs FirePro W5000

In this comparison between FirePro V4900 and FirePro W5000 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 V4900 will be the best choice, for others FirePro W5000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 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 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and FirePro W5000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and FirePro W5000 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and FirePro W5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5000 is 20 mm longer, than FirePro V4900.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 800 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 14−16
ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 4−5 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 280% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 FirePro W5000
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Turks Pitcairn
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 1 November 2011 7 August 2012
Pipelines 480 768
Core clock speed 800 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 39.60
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 1,267 gflops
Length 163 mm 183 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 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) 73 Mh/s 154 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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