FirePro W5000 vs Radeon HD 7690M XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 7690M XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 7690M XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 7690M XT is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 7690M XT here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon HD 7690M XT
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7690M XT uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 7690M XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 400 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 2−3
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 18−20 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 280% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon HD 7690M XT
Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 2
Code name Pitcairn Thames XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 7 June 2011
Pipelines 768 480
Core clock speed 825 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 17.40
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 696.0 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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