FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 V4900 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
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 V4900
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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FirePro V4900 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
2−3
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
4−5
3−4
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
35−40
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
95−100
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
high / 768p
65−70
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
70−75
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
3−4
3−4
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
4−5
4−5
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
7−8
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
−
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
2−3
1−2
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
5−6
medium / 1080p
3−4
3−4
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
60−65
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Minecraft is 2% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than FirePro V4900.
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
12−14
10−12
medium / 768p
10−11
8−9
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
high / 768p
30−33
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
FirePro V4900
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Terascale 2
Code name
Turks
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 November 2011
6 January 2011
Pipelines
480
800
Core clock speed
800 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
19.20
27.00
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
1,080.0 gflops
Length
163 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
73 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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