FirePro W5000 vs Radeon HD 4890

In this comparison between FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 4890 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 W5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4890 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4890 has 153% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4890 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4890 is 58 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 700 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 7−8
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon HD 4890
Architecture GCN 1.0 TeraScale
Code name Pitcairn RV790
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 2 April 2009
Pipelines 768 800
Core clock speed 825 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 34.00
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 183 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 124.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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