FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 6970M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 V7900 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 here:

Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	No outputs
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FirePro V7900 has 101% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 45 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 4100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	10−12
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	20−22	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	180−190
medium / 768p	150−160	150−160
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	110−120
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	80−85	80−85
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	30−33	30−33
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Fortnite is 2% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	7−8	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	10−11
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−105	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Minecraft is 2% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	40−45	40−45
medium / 768p	24−27	24−27
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 5% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	45−50	45−50
FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Terascale 2
Code name	Cayman	Blackcomb XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	24 May 2011	6 January 2011
Pipelines	1280	960
Core clock speed	725 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	32.64
Floating-point performance	1,856.0 gflops	1,305.6 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	171 Mh/s	118 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 6970M

Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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