FirePro W5000 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 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 W5000 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 W5000 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 24−27
ultra / 1080p 9−10 14−16
QHD / 1440p 4−5 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 30−35 45−50
medium / 1080p 18−20 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 56% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture GCN 1.0 Vega
Code name Pitcairn Vega Mobile
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 15 November 2018
Pipelines 768 1024
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 76.16
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
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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