FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 6970M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 6970M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M here:

Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	No outputs
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M is 80 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6970M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	10−12
ultra / 1080p	2−3	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	24−27
medium / 1080p	7−8	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−12	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Battlefield 5 is 84% 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 6970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	180−190
medium / 768p	100−110	150−160
ultra / 1080p	50−55	75−80
QHD / 1440p	24−27	45−50
4K / 2160p	12−14	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 48% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	80−85
ultra / 1080p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Dota 2 is 35% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	12−14
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	16−18	30−33
medium / 1080p	7−8	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Far Cry 5 is 87% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	20−22
ultra / 1080p	0−1	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	55−60	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Fortnite is 71% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 86% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	10−11	21−24
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 54% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	7−8
ultra / 1080p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	10−11	21−24
medium / 1080p	4−5	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Minecraft is 16% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	20−22
ultra / 1080p	2−3	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 145% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	40−45
medium / 768p	12−14	24−27
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
4K / 2160p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 122% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
medium / 768p	40−45	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
high / 768p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in World of Tanks is 35% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Terascale 2
Code name	Cayman	Blackcomb XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	24 May 2011	6 January 2011
Pipelines	512	960
Core clock speed	600 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	32.64
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	1,305.6 gflops
Length	230 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s	118 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 6970M

Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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