FirePro W5000 vs Radeon HD 6990M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M, 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 W5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M here:
Main Specs
FirePro W5000
Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 110 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 2300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
200−210
medium / 768p
180−190
170−180
ultra / 1080p
95−100
90−95
QHD / 1440p
50−55
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
140−150
130−140
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
60−65
60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
95−100
95−100
medium / 1080p
50−55
50−55
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
QHD / 1440p
9−10
8−9
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
75−80
70−75
high / 1080p
30−33
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
9−10
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
55−60
50−55
medium / 768p
30−35
30−35
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
100−110
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Full Specs
FirePro W5000
Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Terascale 2
Code name
Pitcairn
Blackcomb XTX
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
7 August 2012
12 July 2011
Pipelines
768
1120
Core clock speed
825 MHz
715 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
39.60
40.04
Floating-point performance
1,267 gflops
1,601.6 gflops
Length
183 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3200 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
115.2 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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