FirePro R5000 vs Radeon HD 6990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6990, 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 R5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro R5000	Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 7% more power consumption, than FirePro R5000.
FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6990 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 5 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.
FirePro R5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 16 mm longer, than FirePro R5000.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 1800 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	210−220
medium / 768p	160−170	170−180
ultra / 1080p	90−95	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 7% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	7−8	9−10
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	75−80
high / 1080p	24−27	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	8−9	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 2% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	45−50	55−60
medium / 768p	30−33	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than FirePro R5000.

Full Specs

	FirePro R5000	Radeon HD 6990
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	Pitcairn	Antilles
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	25 February 2013	8 March 2011
Pipelines	768	1536
Core clock speed	825 MHz	830 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	39.60	79.68
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length	279 mm	295 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		265 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		24 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro R5000 vs Radeon HD 6990

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