FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 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 W8000 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Main Specs
FirePro W8000
Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
294 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 30% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W8000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 26 mm longer, than FirePro W8000.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 1500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
7−8
1−2
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
35−40
medium / 1080p
30−35
20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Battlefield 5 is 63% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
220−230
180−190
medium / 768p
190−200
150−160
ultra / 1080p
100−110
75−80
QHD / 1440p
65−70
45−50
4K / 2160p
35−40
30−33
high / 768p
150−160
110−120
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
30−33
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
medium / 768p
100−110
80−85
ultra / 1080p
70−75
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
30−33
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Far Cry 5 is 53% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
27−30
20−22
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
80−85
medium / 1080p
60−65
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Fortnite is 46% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
30−33
18−20
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−12
5−6
low / 720p
60−65
40−45
medium / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
95−100
70−75
medium / 768p
85−90
60−65
high / 1080p
35−40
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 43% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
10−12
7−8
ultra / 1080p
8−9
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−105
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Minecraft is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 13% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
65−70
40−45
medium / 768p
40−45
24−27
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 57% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
Full Specs
FirePro W8000
Radeon HD 5970
Architecture
GCN 1.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
Tahiti
Hemlock
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
14 June 2012
18 November 2009
Pipelines
1792
1600
Core clock speed
900 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
58.00
Floating-point performance
3,226 gflops
2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length
279 mm
305 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
176 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)
391 Mh/s
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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