FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 6850M

When choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6850M, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6850M.

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 V7900 Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V7900 has 202% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V7900 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
  • FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6850M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 4200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 2−3
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 14−16 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Terascale 2
Code name Cayman Granville Pro/LP
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 6 January 2011
Pipelines 1280 800
Core clock speed 725 MHz 575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 27.00
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 1,080.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 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
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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