FirePro W5000 vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 7870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 7870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W5000	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 133% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 175 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
FirePro W5000 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 1600 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	30−35	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 56% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−35
QHD / 1440p	7−8	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	10−11
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 56% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	210−220	240−250
medium / 768p	180−190	210−220
ultra / 1080p	95−100	130−140
QHD / 1440p	50−55	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	140−150	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 21% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	18−20	30−33
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 68% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−33
QHD / 1440p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	95−100	130−140
medium / 1080p	50−55	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 45% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	24−27	40−45
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−33
QHD / 1440p	9−10	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 59% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
medium / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	30−33	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	20−22
QHD / 1440p	3−4	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 40% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 66% 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 7870 in Minecraft is 9% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than FirePro W5000.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 47% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	55−60	85−90
medium / 768p	30−35	50−55
high / 1080p	18−20	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 56% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	45−50
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W5000	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Pitcairn	Pitcairn XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 August 2012	5 March 2012
Pipelines	768	1280
Core clock speed	825 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 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	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	154 Mh/s
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 / half length
DisplayPort count	2
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W5000 vs Radeon HD 7870

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