FirePro M7740 vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 5970. 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 M7740 and Radeon HD 5970. 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.

FirePro M7740 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M7740 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 FirePro M7740 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5970 has 390% more power consumption, than FirePro M7740.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 5970 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M7740 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M7740 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 75 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 and Radeon HD 5970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 3000 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 8−9 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than FirePro M7740.

Full Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Terascale 1 TeraScale 2
Code name RV740 Hemlock
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 4 August 2009 18 November 2009
Pipelines 640 1600
Core clock speed 650 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.80 58.00
Floating-point performance 832.0 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.14 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
Laptop size large
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