FirePro W7100 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7100 and Radeon HD 4850 X2, 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 W7100 stacks up against Radeon HD 4850 X2, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W7100

Radeon HD 4850 X2

Main Specs

	FirePro W7100	Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	4x DVI, 1x S-Video

FirePro W7100 has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 504 GB more memory, than FirePro W7100.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 295 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
FirePro W7100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 26 mm longer, than FirePro W7100.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 3010 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	3−4
ultra / 1080p	21−24	2−3
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	14−16
medium / 1080p	40−45	5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	7−8
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	18−20
medium / 1080p	60−65	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Battlefield 5 is 545% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	250−260	120−130
medium / 768p	220−230	90−95
ultra / 1080p	180−190	40−45
QHD / 1440p	110−120	24−27
4K / 2160p	70−75	18−20
high / 768p	210−220	65−70
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	60−65	80−85
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
medium / 1080p	55−60	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W7100.
low / 768p	120−130	75−80
medium / 768p	110−120	50−55
ultra / 1080p	100−110	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Dota 2 is 121% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	45−50	5−6
ultra / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	2−3
low / 720p	80−85	14−16
medium / 1080p	45−50	6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Far Cry 5 is 585% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	60−65	12−14
ultra / 1080p	45−50	7−8
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	50−55
medium / 1080p	110−120	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Fortnite is 363% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	60−65	7−8
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	30−35	0−1
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	20−22
medium / 1080p	65−70	9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Forza Horizon 4 is 550% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	140−150	45−50
medium / 768p	120−130	−
high / 1080p	70−75	8−9
ultra / 1080p	30−35	5−6
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
medium / 720p	−	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 315% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	24−27	3−4
ultra / 1080p	20−22	1−2
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	0−1
low / 720p	65−70	8−9
medium / 1080p	30−35	4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Metro Exodus is 800% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	130−140	85−90
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	120−130	85−90
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	100−110	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	7−8
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	8−9
medium / 1080p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 425% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	130−140	16−18
medium / 768p	85−90	12−14
high / 1080p	45−50	6−7
ultra / 1080p	24−27	5−6
4K / 2160p	16−18	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 630% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	50−55	16−18
high / 768p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

	FirePro W7100	Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture	GCN 3.0	TeraScale
Code name	Tonga	R700
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2014	7 November 2008
Pipelines	1792	800
Core clock speed	920 MHz	625 MHz
Transistor count	5,000 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	103.0	25.00
Floating-point performance	3,297 gflops	2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	63.68 GB/s
DirectX	12 (12_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.3	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	362 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+

FirePro W7100 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

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