FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 7850 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 V4900 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 200% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7850 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7850 is 47 mm longer, than FirePro V4900.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 2800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 4−5 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 360% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Radeon HD 7850
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Turks Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 November 2011 5 March 2012
Pipelines 480 1024
Core clock speed 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 55.04
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 163 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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