FirePro W9000 vs Radeon HD 5850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 5850, 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 W9000 stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W9000	Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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FirePro W9000 has 131% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5850.
FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W9000 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro W9000 is 38 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5850.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 3500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	9−10
ultra / 1080p	21−24	5−6
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	21−24
medium / 1080p	40−45	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	55−60	16−18
ultra / 1080p	45−50	14−16
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	30−35
medium / 1080p	60−65	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Battlefield 5 is 240% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	250−260	160−170
medium / 768p	220−230	130−140
ultra / 1080p	180−190	65−70
QHD / 1440p	110−120	40−45
4K / 2160p	70−75	27−30
high / 768p	210−220	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 96% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	120−130	90−95
medium / 768p	110−120	70−75
ultra / 1080p	100−110	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	45−50	10−12
ultra / 1080p	40−45	10−11
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	4−5
low / 720p	80−85	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	60−65	18−20
ultra / 1080p	45−50	12−14
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	70−75
medium / 1080p	110−120	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Fortnite is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	60−65	16−18
ultra / 1080p	45−50	14−16
QHD / 1440p	30−35	4−5
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	35−40
medium / 1080p	65−70	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	140−150	65−70
medium / 768p	120−130	55−60
high / 1080p	70−75	18−20
ultra / 1080p	30−35	8−9
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	24−27	6−7
ultra / 1080p	20−22	4−5
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	1−2
low / 720p	65−70	18−20
medium / 1080p	30−35	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	130−140	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	120−130	95−100
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	8−9
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	18−20
medium / 1080p	35−40	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	130−140	35−40
medium / 768p	85−90	21−24
high / 1080p	45−50	12−14
ultra / 1080p	24−27	8−9
4K / 2160p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	50−55	24−27
high / 768p	60−65	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

	FirePro W9000	Radeon HD 5850
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Tahiti	Cypress
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	30 September 2009
Pipelines	2048	1440
Core clock speed	975 MHz	725 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	124.8	52.20
Floating-point performance	3,994 gflops	2,088.0 gflops
Length	279 mm	241 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
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
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W9000 vs Radeon HD 5850

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