FirePro W5000 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and Radeon Sky 500, 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 Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

	FirePro W5000	Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
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Radeon Sky 500 has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W5000 and Radeon Sky 500 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 125 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
FirePro W5000 and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon Sky 500 is 59 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 1600 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Battlefield 5 is 134% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	210−220	250−260
medium / 768p	180−190	220−230
ultra / 1080p	95−100	180−190
QHD / 1440p	50−55	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	140−150	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Dota 2 is 27% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	95−100	180−190
medium / 1080p	50−55	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Fortnite is 107% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
QHD / 1440p	9−10	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	85−90	140−150
medium / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	30−33	70−75
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	3−4	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Minecraft is 18% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	55−60	130−140
medium / 768p	30−35	85−90
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 148% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W5000	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pitcairn	Pitcairn
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 August 2012	27 March 2013
Pipelines	768	1280
Core clock speed	825 MHz	950 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	39.60	76.00
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	2,432 gflops
Length	183 mm	242 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	154 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	154 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / half length	full height / full length
DisplayPort count	2	1
Dual-link DVI support	+	+
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FirePro W5000 vs Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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