FirePro W9000 vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W9000 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W9000	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro W9000 has 16% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W9000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W9000 is 5 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7970.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
FirePro W9000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	FirePro W9000	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Tahiti	Tahiti XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	22 December 2011
Pipelines	2048	2048
Core clock speed	975 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	124.8	118.4
Floating-point performance	3,994 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	279 mm	274 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	460 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W9000 vs Radeon HD 7970

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