FirePro W5000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between FirePro W5000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 W5000 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 has 150% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 5−6
ultra / 1080p 9−10 3−4
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 171% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 2
Code name Pitcairn Broadway-PRO
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 768 800
Core clock speed 825 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 20.00
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 800.0 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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