FirePro W600 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W600 and Radeon HD 6870, 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 W600 stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W600	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 101% more power consumption, than FirePro W600.
FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W600 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro W600 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6870 is 57 mm longer, than FirePro W600.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 2950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	10−12
ultra / 1080p	5−6	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 35% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W600 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	150−160	180−190
medium / 768p	120−130	140−150
ultra / 1080p	60−65	75−80
QHD / 1440p	30−35	40−45
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 20% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
medium / 768p	65−70	75−80
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 17% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−11	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p	16−18	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	80−85
medium / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 25% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	2−3	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p	5−6	7−8
ultra / 1080p	4−5	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	90−95
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 6% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	20−22
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	30−33	40−45
medium / 768p	18−20	24−27
high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 26% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
medium / 768p	45−50	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
high / 768p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than FirePro W600.

Full Specs

	FirePro W600	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Cape Verde	RV940 Barts
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 June 2012	22 October 2010
Pipelines	512	1120
Core clock speed	750 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	24.00	50.40
Floating-point performance	768.0 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length	163 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	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	94 Mh/s	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FirePro W600 vs Radeon HD 6870

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