FirePro W8100 vs Radeon HD 6950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 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 W8100 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.
FirePro W8100
Main Specs
FirePro W8100
Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)
220 Watt
500 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
8 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 127% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro W8100 is 12 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6950.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3750 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
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
8−9
QHD / 1440p
16−18
3−4
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
40−45
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
55−60
21−24
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
QHD / 1440p
35−40
5−6
4K / 2160p
18−20
5−6
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Battlefield 5 is 175% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
250−260
200−210
medium / 768p
220−230
170−180
ultra / 1080p
180−190
90−95
QHD / 1440p
110−120
50−55
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−33
high / 768p
210−220
130−140
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
6−7
low / 720p
80−85
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Fortnite is 123% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
60−65
24−27
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
30−35
8−9
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
65−70
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Forza Horizon 4 is 152% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
140−150
80−85
medium / 768p
130−140
70−75
high / 1080p
70−75
27−30
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−12
QHD / 1440p
21−24
2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 107% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
24−27
9−10
ultra / 1080p
20−22
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
27−30
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−12
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
130−140
50−55
medium / 768p
85−90
30−35
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−11
4K / 2160p
16−18
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
Full Specs
FirePro W8100
Radeon HD 6950
Architecture
GCN 2.0
TeraScale 3
Code name
Hawaii
Cayman
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
23 June 2014
14 December 2010
Pipelines
2560
1408
Core clock speed
824 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
6,200 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
131.8
70.40
Floating-point performance
4,219 gflops
2,252.8 gflops
Length
279 mm
267 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
466 Mh/s
244 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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