FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 W8000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 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:
Main Specs
FirePro W8000
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2x2 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 220 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
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
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−35
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
QHD / 1440p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
low / 720p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
220−230
230−240
medium / 768p
190−200
200−210
ultra / 1080p
100−110
120−130
QHD / 1440p
65−70
95−100
4K / 2160p
35−40
50−55
high / 768p
150−160
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
70−75
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 7% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
18−20
20−22
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
60−65
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 12% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
30−33
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
QHD / 1440p
10−12
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
4−5
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 4% more, than FirePro W8000.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
65−70
75−80
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro W8000.
Full Specs
FirePro W8000
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Terascale 2
Code name
Tahiti
Blackcomb XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
14 June 2012
6 January 2011
Pipelines
1792
1920
Core clock speed
900 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
Floating-point performance
3,226 gflops
Length
279 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
176 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)
391 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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