FirePro V5800 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5800 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 V5800 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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.
FirePro V5800
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 150% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 235 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is 38 mm longer, than FirePro V5800.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Juniper Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 26 April 2010 19 November 2012
Pipelines 800 1536
Core clock speed 690 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 93.60
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 229 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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