FirePro S9000 vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 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 S9000 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 S9000

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Main Specs

	FirePro S9000	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 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 S9000.
FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 4125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−35
medium / 1080p	40−45	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	55−60	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	35−40	7−8
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	60−65	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Battlefield 5 is 134% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	250−260	210−220
medium / 768p	220−230	180−190
ultra / 1080p	180−190	95−100
QHD / 1440p	110−120	50−55
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	140−150
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	40−45	16−18
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 S9000 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Fortnite is 107% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	20−22
QHD / 1440p	30−35	9−10
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	65−70	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	140−150	85−90
medium / 768p	120−130	75−80
high / 1080p	70−75	30−33
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
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 S9000 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	130−140	55−60
medium / 768p	85−90	30−35
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−12
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 148% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
high / 768p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

	FirePro S9000	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Tahiti	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 August 2012	14 December 2010
Pipelines	1792	1536
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	84.48
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 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)	92 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 S9000 vs Radeon HD 6970

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