FirePro W5000 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 W5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro W5000	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 145 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 2300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
QHD / 1440p	7−8	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 39% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	210−220	230−240
medium / 768p	180−190	200−210
ultra / 1080p	95−100	120−130
QHD / 1440p	50−55	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	50−55
high / 768p	140−150	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 15% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 42% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	120−130
medium / 1080p	50−55	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 28% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	9−10	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	30−33	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 41% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 9% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	55−60	75−80
medium / 768p	30−35	45−50
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 36% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Full Specs

	FirePro W5000	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Pitcairn	Blackcomb XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 August 2012	6 January 2011
Pipelines	768	1920
Core clock speed	825 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	39.60
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops
Length	183 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	154 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Form factor	full height / half length
DisplayPort count	2
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W5000 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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