FirePro S9050 vs Radeon HD 7870

When choosing between FirePro S9050 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 S9050 and Radeon HD 7870.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9050 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 100 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 24−27
ultra / 1080p 12−14 14−16
QHD / 1440p 6−7 9−10
4K / 2160p 5−6 6−7
low / 720p 35−40 45−50
medium / 1080p 24−27 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than FirePro S9050.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon HD 7870
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Pitcairn XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2014 5 March 2012
Pipelines 1792 1280
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 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
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
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