FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 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 V5900 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 V5900	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 633% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 37 mm longer, than FirePro V5900.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	14−16
ultra / 1080p	2−3	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	10−12	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 146% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	210−220
medium / 768p	100−110	180−190
ultra / 1080p	50−55	95−100
QHD / 1440p	24−27	50−55
4K / 2160p	12−14	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 57% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 137% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	95−100
medium / 1080p	18−20	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 107% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	10−11	30−33
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	3−4
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 100% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	9−10
ultra / 1080p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	10−11	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 180% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 26% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 181% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 120% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	55−60
medium / 768p	12−14	30−35
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 177% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	35−40
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 52% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Terascale 2
Code name	Cayman	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	14 December 2010
Pipelines	512	1536
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	84.48
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	230 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1375 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)	66 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 6970

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