Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs FirePro W5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5000 with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W5000
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.68

RX 7900 XTX outperforms W5000 by a whopping 939% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking5358
Place by popularitynot in top-10053
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.6734.84
Power efficiency7.1115.61
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code namePitcairnNavi 31
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 August 2012 (12 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 7900 XTX has 1986% better value for money than FirePro W5000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7686144
Core clock speed825 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2498 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate39.60959.2
Floating-point processing power1.267 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs48384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length183 mm287 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
DisplayPort count2no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W5000 7.68
RX 7900 XTX 79.81
+939%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W5000 2988
RX 7900 XTX 31051
+939%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W5000 9969
RX 7900 XTX 212081
+2027%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro W5000 12432
RX 7900 XTX 193018
+1453%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD21−24
−1057%
243
+1057%
1440p14−16
−1071%
164
+1071%
4K9−10
−1022%
101
+1022%

Cost per frame, $

1080p28.52
−594%
4.11
+594%
1440p42.79
−602%
6.09
+602%
4K66.56
−573%
9.89
+573%
  • RX 7900 XTX has 594% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX has 602% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX has 573% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 359
+0%
359
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 250
+0%
250
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 290
+0%
290
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 241
+0%
241
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240
+0%
240
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 338
+0%
338
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 269
+0%
269
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 199
+0%
199
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220
+0%
220
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 217
+0%
217
+0%
Dota 2 197
+0%
197
+0%
Far Cry 5 205
+0%
205
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 330
+0%
330
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 254
+0%
254
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 239
+0%
239
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 545
+0%
545
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 206
+0%
206
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+0%
207
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 189
+0%
189
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298
+0%
298
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
Metro Exodus 161
+0%
161
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290
+0%
290
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 242
+0%
242
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 186
+0%
186
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+0%
200
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how FirePro W5000 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 1057% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 1071% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 1022% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.68 79.81
Recency 7 August 2012 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 355 Watt

FirePro W5000 has 373.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 939.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.

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