FirePro S10000 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S10000 and Radeon HD 6950, 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 S10000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

FirePro S10000

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Main Specs

	FirePro S10000	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	750 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro S10000 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950.
FirePro S10000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro S10000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro S10000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
FirePro S10000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro S10000 is 38 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6950.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S10000 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	8−9
QHD / 1440p	16−18	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	27−30
medium / 1080p	40−45	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	55−60	21−24
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	35−40	5−6
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	100−110	45−50
medium / 1080p	60−65	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Battlefield 5 is 170% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	250−260	200−210
medium / 768p	220−230	170−180
ultra / 1080p	180−190	90−95
QHD / 1440p	110−120	50−55
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	130−140
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	35−40
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	45−50	16−18
ultra / 1080p	40−45	14−16
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	60−65	21−24
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	90−95
medium / 1080p	110−120	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Fortnite is 123% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	30−35	8−9
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	45−50
medium / 1080p	65−70	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 152% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	140−150	80−85
medium / 768p	120−130	70−75
high / 1080p	70−75	27−30
ultra / 1080p	30−35	10−12
QHD / 1440p	21−24	2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 102% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	20−22	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	24−27
medium / 1080p	35−40	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	130−140	50−55
medium / 768p	85−90	30−35
high / 1080p	45−50	16−18
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−11
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	90−95	100−105
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
high / 768p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6950.

Full Specs

	FirePro S10000	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	Tahiti	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 November 2012	14 December 2010
Pipelines	4096	1408
Core clock speed	825 MHz
Boost Clock	950 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	106.4	70.40
Floating-point performance	2x 3,405 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	305 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	480 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	383 Mh/s	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Form factor	full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro S10000 vs Radeon HD 6950

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