FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 5970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S7000 and Radeon HD 5970, 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 S7000 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.

FirePro S7000

Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

	FirePro S7000	Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

FirePro S7000 has 19% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro S7000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 13 mm longer, than FirePro S7000.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	10−12
ultra / 1080p	12−14	6−7
QHD / 1440p	7−8	1−2
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	40−45	24−27
medium / 1080p	27−30	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	30−35	18−20
ultra / 1080p	27−30	16−18
QHD / 1440p	12−14	1−2
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	70−75	35−40
medium / 1080p	35−40	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Battlefield 5 is 89% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	230−240	180−190
medium / 768p	200−210	150−160
ultra / 1080p	120−130	75−80
QHD / 1440p	95−100	45−50
4K / 2160p	50−55	30−33
high / 768p	170−180	110−120
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−33
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	120−130	95−100
medium / 768p	110−120	80−85
ultra / 1080p	80−85	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	24−27	12−14
QHD / 1440p	20−22	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	5−6
low / 720p	55−60	30−33
medium / 1080p	27−30	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Far Cry 5 is 93% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	30−35	20−22
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	120−130	80−85
medium / 1080p	75−80	35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Fortnite is 66% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	35−40	18−20
ultra / 1080p	27−30	16−18
QHD / 1440p	14−16	5−6
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	70−75	40−45
medium / 1080p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 85% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	100−110	70−75
medium / 768p	95−100	60−65
high / 1080p	40−45	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	9−10
QHD / 1440p	8−9	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 60% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	14−16	7−8
ultra / 1080p	10−12	5−6
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	1−2
low / 720p	40−45	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−105
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	40−45	21−24
medium / 1080p	21−24	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	75−80	40−45
medium / 768p	45−50	24−27
high / 1080p	27−30	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	8−9
4K / 2160p	9−10	7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 84% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	27−30
high / 768p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	FirePro S7000	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Pitcairn	Hemlock
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 August 2012	18 November 2009
Pipelines	1280	1600
Core clock speed	950 MHz	725 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	76.00	58.00
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length	292 mm	305 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 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)	272 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
DisplayPort count	1
Dual-link DVI support	+

FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

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