FirePro W5000 vs Radeon R9 Fury

When comparing FirePro W5000 and Radeon R9 Fury, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between FirePro W5000 and Radeon R9 Fury is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon R9 Fury
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 Fury has 266% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 Fury has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 Fury - with GCN 1.2.
  • FirePro W5000 and Radeon R9 Fury are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 2700 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 Fury.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 50−55
ultra / 1080p 9−10 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 30−35 75−80
medium / 1080p 18−20 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Fury in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 212% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon R9 Fury
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.2
Code name Pitcairn Fiji
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 16 June 2015
Pipelines 768 3584
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 224.0
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 7,168 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 4096 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 512 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 800 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Compute units 56
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
FRTC +
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