FirePro W5100 vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 5970. 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 W5100 and Radeon HD 5970. 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.

FirePro W5100

Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

	FirePro W5100	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 DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

Radeon HD 5970 has 488% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W5100 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 205 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro W5100 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 W5100.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	10−12
ultra / 1080p	9−10	6−7
QHD / 1440p	4−5	1−2
low / 720p	30−35	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	8−9	1−2
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Battlefield 5 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	180−190
medium / 768p	180−190	150−160
ultra / 1080p	100−105	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 W5100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
medium / 768p	95−100	80−85
ultra / 1080p	65−70	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Far Cry 5 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	24−27	20−22
ultra / 1080p	20−22	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	55−60	35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Fortnite is 33% 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 W5100 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	30−35	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	10−11	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Metro Exodus is 44% 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 W5100 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	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 W5100 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	40−45
medium / 768p	35−40	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 W5100 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 36% 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 W5100 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	FirePro W5100	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	GCN 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Bonaire	Hemlock
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	31 March 2014	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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	163 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / half length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+

FirePro W5100 vs Radeon HD 5970

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