FirePro W7000 vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7000 and Radeon HD 5970. 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 W7000 and Radeon HD 5970. 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.

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Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

	FirePro W7000	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	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro W7000 has 19% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro W7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W7000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W7000 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro W7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 63 mm longer, than FirePro W7000.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W7000 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	10−12
ultra / 1080p	12−14	6−7
QHD / 1440p	6−7	1−2
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	40−45	24−27
medium / 1080p	24−27	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 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	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	35−40	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Battlefield 5 is 84% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 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	90−95	45−50
4K / 2160p	50−55	30−33
high / 768p	170−180	110−120
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 45% 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 W7000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	120−130	95−100
medium / 768p	100−110	80−85
ultra / 1080p	80−85	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Dota 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	21−24	12−14
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	5−6
low / 720p	50−55	30−33
medium / 1080p	27−30	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Far Cry 5 is 80% 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	70−75	35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Fortnite is 61% 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	12−14	−
low / 720p	70−75	40−45
medium / 1080p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 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	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	12−14	7−8
ultra / 1080p	10−11	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 W7000 in Metro Exodus is 88% 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 W7000 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 W7000 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 W7000 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	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 78% 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 W7000 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	FirePro W7000	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Pitcairn	Hemlock
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 June 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	242 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)	285 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	6 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W7000 vs Radeon HD 5970

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