FirePro S10000 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between FirePro S10000 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro S10000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S10000 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S10000 has 275% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • FirePro S10000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S10000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro S10000.
  • FirePro S10000 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S10000 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro S10000 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro S10000 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Wimbledon XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 November 2012 1 May 2012
Pipelines 4096 2560
Core clock speed 825 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 950 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 106.4
Floating-point performance 2x 3,405 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 480 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
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