FirePro W9000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between FirePro W9000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 W9000 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 1066% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 5 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 350 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 3500 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 5−6
ultra / 1080p 21−24 3−4
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 2
Code name Tahiti Broadway-PRO
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 2048 800
Core clock speed 975 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 20.00
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 800.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 64 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) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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