FirePro R5000 vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	FirePro R5000	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
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 6970 has 57% more power consumption, than FirePro R5000.
FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro R5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro R5000 is 12 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6970.
Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 1825 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	210−220
medium / 768p	160−170	180−190
ultra / 1080p	90−95	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 9% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
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 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 7% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	7−8	9−10
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	75−80
high / 1080p	24−27	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% 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 6970 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 6970 in Minecraft is 2% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	45−50	55−60
medium / 768p	30−33	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than FirePro R5000.

Full Specs

	FirePro R5000	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Pitcairn	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	25 February 2013	14 December 2010
Pipelines	768	1536
Core clock speed	825 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	39.60	84.48
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	279 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1375 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)		273 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 6970

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