FirePro W9000 vs Radeon HD 6850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 6850M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 6850M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6850M 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 Radeon HD 6850M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 600% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 2
Code name Tahiti Granville Pro/LP
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 6 January 2011
Pipelines 2048 800
Core clock speed 975 MHz 575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 27.00
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 1,080.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 25.6 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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