FirePro W600 vs Radeon HD 6970M
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W600 and Radeon HD 6970M. 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 W600 and Radeon HD 6970M. 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.
Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 here:
Main Specs
FirePro W600
Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
6x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
FirePro W600 and Radeon HD 6970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W600 is 70 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
FirePro W600 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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
8−9
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Battlefield 5 is 41% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W600 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
180−190
medium / 768p
120−130
150−160
ultra / 1080p
60−65
75−80
QHD / 1440p
30−35
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 23% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
65−70
80−85
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Dota 2 is 20% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−11
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
80−85
medium / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Fortnite is 29% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
2−3
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
95−100
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Minecraft is 8% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 25% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
30−33
40−45
medium / 768p
18−20
24−27
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in World of Tanks is 14% more, than FirePro W600.
Full Specs
FirePro W600
Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Terascale 2
Code name
Cape Verde
Blackcomb XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
13 June 2012
6 January 2011
Pipelines
512
960
Core clock speed
750 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
24.00
32.64
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
1,305.6 gflops
Length
163 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
94 Mh/s
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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