FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 7870

When choosing between FirePro S7000 and Radeon HD 7870, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro S7000 and Radeon HD 7870.

Main Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S7000 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • FirePro S7000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 50 MHz higher, than FirePro S7000.
  • FirePro S7000 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 and Radeon HD 7870 is 4800 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 24−27
ultra / 1080p 12−14 14−16
QHD / 1440p 7−8 9−10
4K / 2160p 5−6 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 45−50
medium / 1080p 27−30 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than FirePro S7000.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon HD 7870
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Pitcairn Pitcairn XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 27 August 2012 5 March 2012
Pipelines 1280 1280
Core clock speed 950 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 292 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.39 kh/s
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 272 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 145 Sol/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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