FirePro S10000 vs Radeon HD 5970

When choosing between FirePro S10000 and Radeon HD 5970, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro S10000 and Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro S10000
Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

  FirePro S10000 Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • FirePro S10000 has 155% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • FirePro S10000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S10000 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S10000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S10000 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • FirePro S10000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 305 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S10000 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S10000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

  FirePro S10000 Radeon HD 5970
Architecture GCN 1.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Tahiti Hemlock
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 12 November 2012 18 November 2009
Pipelines 4096 1600
Core clock speed 825 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 950 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 106.4 58.00
Floating-point performance 2x 3,405 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm 305 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 480 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
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
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +