FirePro W8100 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 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 W8100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
FirePro W8100
Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 15% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 24 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture GCN 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Hawaii Barts
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 19 September 2011
Pipelines 2560 960
Core clock speed 824 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 38.40
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +