FirePro W5130M vs Radeon HD 6850

In this comparison between FirePro W5130M and Radeon HD 6850 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 W5130M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro W5130M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro W5130M 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 FirePro W5130M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5130M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5130M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • FirePro W5130M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5130M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • FirePro W5130M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−11 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FirePro W5130M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M Radeon HD 6850
Architecture GCN TeraScale 2
Code name Tropo Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 21 October 2010
Pipelines 512 960
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60 37.20
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 139 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity + +
Design reference
CrossFire +
AppAcceleration +
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