FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 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 V5900 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 566% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6950 are build with TeraScale 3 architecture.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6950 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 37 mm longer, than FirePro V5900.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	14−16
ultra / 1080p	2−3	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 115% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	200−210
medium / 768p	100−110	170−180
ultra / 1080p	50−55	90−95
QHD / 1440p	24−27	50−55
4K / 2160p	12−14	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 69% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 50% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	16−18
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 137% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	90−95
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 92% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 120% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	80−85
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	10−11	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 81% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	9−10
ultra / 1080p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	10−11	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 180% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 26% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 154% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	24−27
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	50−55
medium / 768p	12−14	30−35
high / 1080p	6−7	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−11
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 166% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	100−105
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 47% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	TeraScale 3	TeraScale 3
Code name	Cayman	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	14 December 2010
Pipelines	512	1408
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	70.40
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	230 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 6950

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