FirePro R5000 vs Radeon HD 7970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 7970, 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 R5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
FirePro R5000
Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)
350 Watt
300 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
2x mini-DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro R5000 has 16% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro R5000.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
FirePro R5000 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro R5000 is 5 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7970.
Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 1825 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
8−9
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
27−30
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p
21−24
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
45−50
QHD / 1440p
5−6
35−40
4K / 2160p
4−5
18−20
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 170% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
190−200
250−260
medium / 768p
160−170
220−230
ultra / 1080p
90−95
180−190
QHD / 1440p
50−55
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
130−140
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 59% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
85−90
110−120
ultra / 1080p
55−60
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p
16−18
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
80−85
medium / 1080p
16−18
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 161% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p
21−24
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
16−18
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
90−95
180−190
medium / 1080p
45−50
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 123% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p
21−24
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
45−50
QHD / 1440p
7−8
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 162% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
80−85
140−150
medium / 768p
70−75
120−130
high / 1080p
24−27
70−75
ultra / 1080p
10−12
30−35
QHD / 1440p
2−3
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 107% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
24−27
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−12
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 210% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 23% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than FirePro R5000.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
24−27
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 140% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
45−50
130−140
medium / 768p
30−33
85−90
high / 1080p
16−18
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−11
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 181% more, than FirePro R5000.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
50−55
high / 768p
50−55
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 9% more, than FirePro R5000.
Full Specs
FirePro R5000
Radeon HD 7970
Architecture
GCN 1.0
GCN
Code name
Pitcairn
Tahiti XT
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
25 February 2013
22 December 2011
Pipelines
768
2048
Core clock speed
825 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
39.60
118.4
Floating-point performance
1,267 gflops
3,789 gflops
Length
279 mm
274 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
3200 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
264 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
Form factor
full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support
+
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