Radeon HD 5850 vs FirePro W5100
Aggregated performance score
FirePro W5100 outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 52% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 485 | 584 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 2.94 | 0.79 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | Cypress |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 31 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 30 September 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
| Current price | $220 | $120 (0.4x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro W5100 has 272% better value for money than ATI HD 5850.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 1440 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 151 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.64 | 52.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,428 gflops | 2,088.0 gflops |
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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 171 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| StereoOutput3D | 1 | no data |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
| HD сomponent video output | 1 | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
FirePro W5100 outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 52% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
FirePro W5100 outperforms Radeon HD 5850 by 52% in Passmark.
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:
| 900p | 85−90
+44.1%
| 59
−44.1%
|
| Full HD | 85−90
+49.1%
| 57
−49.1%
|
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 7.79 | 5.14 |
| Recency | 31 March 2014 | 30 September 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 151 Watt |
The FirePro W5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5850 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W5100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 5850 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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