FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870, 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 V7900 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 24% more power consumption, than FirePro V7900.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V7900 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 125 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 3 mm longer, than FirePro V7900.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	10−12
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	180−190
medium / 768p	150−160	150−160
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	110−120
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	80−85	80−85
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	30−33	30−33
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	7−8	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	10−11
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−105	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 2% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	40−45	40−45
medium / 768p	24−27	24−27
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 5% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	45−50	45−50
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	TeraScale 3	TeraScale 2
Code name	Cayman	Cypress
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	23 September 2009
Pipelines	1280	1600
Core clock speed	725 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	68.00
Floating-point performance	1,856.0 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length	279 mm	282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	171 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 5870

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