FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5800 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 V5800 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

FirePro V5800

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Main Specs

	FirePro V5800	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt	500 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	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 575% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6950 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6950 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 38 mm longer, than FirePro V5800.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	16−18	27−30
medium / 1080p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 112% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	10−12	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 115% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	200−210
medium / 768p	100−110	170−180
ultra / 1080p	50−55	90−95
QHD / 1440p	27−30	50−55
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 61% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 14% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 56% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
4K / 2160p	3−4	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 111% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−11	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	90−95
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 73% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	10−12	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	18−20
QHD / 1440p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 108% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	50−55	80−85
medium / 768p	40−45	70−75
high / 1080p	10−12	27−30
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 71% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	4−5	9−10
ultra / 1080p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	10−12	27−30
medium / 1080p	6−7	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 21% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	30−35	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−12	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−11	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 77% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	21−24	50−55
medium / 768p	16−18	30−35
high / 1080p	9−10	16−18
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 115% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	85−90	100−105
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
high / 768p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 34% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5800	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	TeraScale 2	TeraScale 3
Code name	Juniper	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	26 April 2010	14 December 2010
Pipelines	800	1408
Core clock speed	690 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	27.60	70.40
Floating-point performance	1,104.0 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	229 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
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)		244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 6950

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