FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 6950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S7000 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 S7000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.
FirePro S7000
Main Specs
FirePro S7000
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
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 42% more power consumption, than FirePro S7000.
FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro S7000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro S7000 is 25 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6950.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 3550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.
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
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
QHD / 1440p
7−8
3−4
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
27−30
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
30−35
21−24
ultra / 1080p
27−30
18−20
QHD / 1440p
12−14
5−6
4K / 2160p
8−9
5−6
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
35−40
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
230−240
200−210
medium / 768p
200−210
170−180
ultra / 1080p
120−130
90−95
QHD / 1440p
95−100
50−55
4K / 2160p
50−55
30−33
high / 768p
170−180
130−140
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Dota 2 is 24% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
20−22
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
6−7
low / 720p
55−60
35−40
medium / 1080p
27−30
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Far Cry 5 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
30−35
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
120−130
90−95
medium / 1080p
75−80
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Fortnite is 41% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
27−30
18−20
QHD / 1440p
14−16
8−9
4K / 2160p
14−16
−
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
100−110
80−85
medium / 768p
95−100
70−75
high / 1080p
40−45
27−30
ultra / 1080p
18−20
10−12
QHD / 1440p
8−9
2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
14−16
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−12
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 43% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
75−80
50−55
medium / 768p
45−50
30−35
high / 1080p
27−30
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
4K / 2160p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 45% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
Full Specs
FirePro S7000
Radeon HD 6950
Architecture
GCN 1.0
TeraScale 3
Code name
Pitcairn
Cayman
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
27 August 2012
14 December 2010
Pipelines
1280
1408
Core clock speed
950 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
76.00
70.40
Floating-point performance
2,432 gflops
2,252.8 gflops
Length
292 mm
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 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)
272 Mh/s
244 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Form factor
full height / full length
DisplayPort count
1
Dual-link DVI support
+
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