FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 6870

In this comparison between FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 104% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro V5800 is 9 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 2950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 6870
Architecture TeraScale 2 Terascale 2
Code name Juniper RV940 Barts
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 26 April 2010 22 October 2010
Pipelines 800 1120
Core clock speed 690 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 229 mm 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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