FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S7000 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 S7000 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.

FirePro S7000

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Main Specs

	FirePro S7000	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	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 57% more power consumption, than FirePro S7000.
FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro S7000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro S7000 is 25 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6970.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 3425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
QHD / 1440p	7−8	3−4
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	40−45	30−35
medium / 1080p	27−30	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	30−35	24−27
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
QHD / 1440p	12−14	7−8
4K / 2160p	8−9	5−6
low / 720p	70−75	50−55
medium / 1080p	35−40	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Battlefield 5 is 39% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
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 6970.
low / 768p	230−240	210−220
medium / 768p	200−210	180−190
ultra / 1080p	120−130	95−100
QHD / 1440p	95−100	50−55
4K / 2160p	50−55	30−33
high / 768p	170−180	140−150
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	80−85	60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	16−18
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 6970.
high / 1080p	30−35	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	120−130	95−100
medium / 1080p	75−80	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Fortnite is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	35−40	24−27
ultra / 1080p	27−30	20−22
QHD / 1440p	14−16	9−10
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	70−75	50−55
medium / 1080p	40−45	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	95−100	75−80
high / 1080p	40−45	30−33
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	8−9	3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
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 6970.
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 6970.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	70−75	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
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	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	75−80	55−60
medium / 768p	45−50	30−35
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
4K / 2160p	9−10	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro S7000.

Full Specs

	FirePro S7000	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Pitcairn	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 August 2012	14 December 2010
Pipelines	1280	1536
Core clock speed	950 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	76.00	84.48
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	292 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1375 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	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Form factor	full height / full length
DisplayPort count	1
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro S7000 vs Radeon HD 6970

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