FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 7870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 7870M. 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 V5900 and Radeon HD 7870M. 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.

Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 7870M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 has 66% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 7870M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 200 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 6−7
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 7−8 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN
Code name Cayman Heathrow XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 24 April 2012
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 600 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 32.00
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 1,024 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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