FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 5970, 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 W4300 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Main Specs
FirePro W4300
Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
294 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 488% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W4300 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 205 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 134 mm longer, than FirePro W4300.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
QHD / 1440p
7−8
1−2
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Battlefield 5 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
180−190
medium / 768p
170−180
150−160
ultra / 1080p
95−100
75−80
QHD / 1440p
50−55
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
140−150
110−120
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
medium / 768p
90−95
80−85
ultra / 1080p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
24−27
20−22
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
95−100
80−85
medium / 1080p
50−55
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Fortnite is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
QHD / 1440p
9−10
5−6
low / 720p
50−55
40−45
medium / 1080p
27−30
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
medium / 768p
75−80
60−65
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
7−8
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−105
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
50−55
40−45
medium / 768p
30−35
24−27
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
8−9
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
27−30
high / 768p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
Full Specs
FirePro W4300
Radeon HD 5970
Architecture
GCN 2.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
Bonaire
Hemlock
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
1 December 2015
18 November 2009
Pipelines
768
1600
Core clock speed
930 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
44.64
58.00
Floating-point performance
1,428 gflops
2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length
171 mm
305 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.3
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
152 Mh/s
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