FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 7850M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 7850M, 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 V7900 stacks up against Radeon HD 7850M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 7850M here:

Radeon HD 7850M Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	40 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	No outputs
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FirePro V7900 has 277% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 7850M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	6−7
ultra / 1080p	6−7	3−4
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p	18−20	10−12
ultra / 1080p	14−16	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	20−22	10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Battlefield 5 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 7850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	120−130
medium / 768p	150−160	100−110
ultra / 1080p	75−80	50−55
QHD / 1440p	45−50	27−30
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	110−120	75−80
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	16−18
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p	95−100	80−85
medium / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Dota 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p	12−14	7−8
ultra / 1080p	12−14	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	3−4
low / 720p	30−33	16−18
medium / 1080p	14−16	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Far Cry 5 is 87% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p	20−22	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−11
low / 720p	80−85	55−60
medium / 1080p	35−40	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Fortnite is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p	18−20	10−11
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	5−6	−
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	40−45	24−27
medium / 1080p	21−24	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p	70−75	50−55
medium / 768p	60−65	40−45
high / 1080p	21−24	10−12
ultra / 1080p	9−10	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 46% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p	7−8	4−5
ultra / 1080p	5−6	3−4
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	10−12
medium / 1080p	9−10	6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Metro Exodus is 83% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	90−95	75−80
medium / 1080p	100−105	90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	10−12
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p	40−45	21−24
medium / 768p	24−27	14−16
high / 1080p	14−16	8−9
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 69% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	18−20
high / 768p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Full Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Heathrow Pro
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	24 May 2011	24 April 2012
Pipelines	1280	640
Core clock speed	725 MHz	675 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	27.00
Floating-point performance	1,856.0 gflops	864.0 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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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FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 7850M

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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