FirePro W9000 vs Radeon HD 7850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 W9000 and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 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:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 775% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 1500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 6−7
ultra / 1080p 21−24 3−4
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Heathrow Pro
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 24 April 2012
Pipelines 2048 640
Core clock speed 975 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 27.00
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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