FirePro S7150 vs Radeon HD 7970

In this comparison between FirePro S7150 and Radeon HD 7970 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 S7150 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro S7150 Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro S7150.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S7150 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S7150 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • FirePro S7150 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7970 is 33 mm longer, than FirePro S7150.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7150 is 3625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

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 S7150 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7150 Radeon HD 7970
Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN
Code name Tonga Tahiti XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 February 2016 22 December 2011
Pipelines 2048 2048
Core clock speed 920 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 117.8 118.4
Floating-point performance 3,763 gflops 3,789 gflops
Length 241 mm 274 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
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