FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 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 W8000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro W8000 has 49% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6870.
FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W8000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 59 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6870.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


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	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
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 72% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
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 6870.
low / 768p	220−230	180−190
medium / 768p	190−200	140−150
ultra / 1080p	100−110	75−80
QHD / 1440p	65−70	40−45
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 31% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
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 6870.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
medium / 768p	100−110	75−80
ultra / 1080p	70−75	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Dota 2 is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
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	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Far Cry 5 is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
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 6870.
high / 1080p	30−33	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	14−16
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 60% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
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 6870.
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	9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−105
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Minecraft is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
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 6870.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	20−22
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
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 6870.
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 6870.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Tahiti	RV940 Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	22 October 2010
Pipelines	1792	1120
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	50.40
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length	279 mm	220 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 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 3.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 6870

Main Specs

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