FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 W8000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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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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 W8000	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 220 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
QHD / 1440p	7−8	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	60−65	70−75
medium / 1080p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	50−55	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	230−240
medium / 768p	190−200	200−210
ultra / 1080p	100−110	120−130
QHD / 1440p	65−70	95−100
4K / 2160p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	150−160	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	70−75	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 7% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	18−20	20−22
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
QHD / 1440p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	60−65	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 12% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	30−33	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
QHD / 1440p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	60−65	70−75
medium / 1080p	30−35	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	95−100
high / 1080p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	4−5	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	10−12	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 4% more, than FirePro W8000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	65−70	75−80
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Tahiti	Blackcomb XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 June 2012	6 January 2011
Pipelines	1792	1920
Core clock speed	900 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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