FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V5800 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

FirePro V5800

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Check Price

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro V5800	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 10 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	16−18	40−45
medium / 1080p	7−8	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 212% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	10−12	30−35
ultra / 1080p	9−10	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	10−12	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 223% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	130−140	230−240
medium / 768p	100−110	200−210
ultra / 1080p	50−55	120−130
QHD / 1440p	27−30	95−100
4K / 2160p	27−30	50−55
high / 768p	75−80	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 108% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 39% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
ultra / 1080p	30−35	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 89% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	50−55
medium / 1080p	8−9	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	120−130
medium / 1080p	21−24	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 142% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	10−12	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	27−30
QHD / 1440p	1−2	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	24−27	70−75
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 225% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	50−55	100−110
medium / 768p	40−45	95−100
high / 1080p	10−12	40−45
ultra / 1080p	6−7	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 132% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	4−5	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	10−12	40−45
medium / 1080p	6−7	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 250% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 30% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 66% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	10−12	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 177% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	21−24	75−80
medium / 768p	16−18	45−50
high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 215% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 36% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5800	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Terascale 2
Code name	Juniper	Blackcomb XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	26 April 2010	6 January 2011
Pipelines	800	1920
Core clock speed	690 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	27.60
Floating-point performance	1,104.0 gflops
Length	229 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Laptop size		large
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FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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