FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 V5900 stacks up against Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V5900	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	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 200% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro V5900 is 20 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7850.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	7−8	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−33
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−12	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 192% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	130−140	220−230
medium / 768p	100−110	190−200
ultra / 1080p	50−55	110−120
QHD / 1440p	24−27	80−85
4K / 2160p	12−14	40−45
high / 768p	75−80	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 41% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
ultra / 1080p	30−35	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 73% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	5−6	7−8
low / 720p	16−18	50−55
medium / 1080p	7−8	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 225% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	30−35
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 153% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	8−9	12−14
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 184% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	100−105
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	10−11	35−40
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
QHD / 1440p	−	6−7
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 131% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	12−14
ultra / 1080p	1−2	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	10−11	35−40
medium / 1080p	4−5	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 280% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 25% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	−
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 153% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 190% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	70−75
medium / 768p	12−14	40−45
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
4K / 2160p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 255% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Pitcairn
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	5 March 2012
Pipelines	512	1024
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	55.04
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	230 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 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)	66 Mh/s	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 7850

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