FirePro R5000 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6950, 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 R5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro R5000	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 42% more power consumption, than FirePro R5000.
FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
FirePro R5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro R5000 is 12 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6950.
Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 1950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	200−210
medium / 768p	160−170	170−180
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	7−8	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 4% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	80−85	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	70−75
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 2% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	8−9	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 2% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 6% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
medium / 768p	30−33	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 9% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	95−100	100−105
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro R5000.

Full Specs

	FirePro R5000	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	Pitcairn	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	25 February 2013	14 December 2010
Pipelines	768	1408
Core clock speed	825 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	39.60	70.40
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	279 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s
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)		244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Form factor	full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro R5000 vs Radeon HD 6950

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