FirePro W5100 vs Radeon HD 7870

In this comparison between FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 7870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W5100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 has 250% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 70 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.

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 W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon HD 7870
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
Code name Bonaire Pitcairn XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 5 March 2012
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.39 kh/s
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 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
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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