FirePro S9000 vs Radeon HD 7850

When choosing between FirePro S9000 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 S9000 and Radeon HD 7850.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9000 has 55% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 and Radeon HD 7850 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • FirePro S9000 and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9000 is 57 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 4300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon HD 7850
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 August 2012 5 March 2012
Pipelines 1792 1024
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 55.04
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 267 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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