FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4300 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 W4300 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 W4300	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 1000% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W4300 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 96 mm longer, than FirePro W4300.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 4625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	21−24
QHD / 1440p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	210−220
medium / 768p	170−180	180−190
ultra / 1080p	95−100	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than FirePro W4300.
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 W4300.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	95−100
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	9−10	9−10
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	75−80	75−80
high / 1080p	27−30	30−33
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than FirePro W4300.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 4% more, than FirePro W4300.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
FirePro W4300 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	FirePro W4300	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Bonaire	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2015	14 December 2010
Pipelines	768	1536
Core clock speed	930 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	44.64	84.48
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	171 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 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 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	152 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FirePro W4300 vs Radeon HD 6970

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