FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 7970. 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 7970. 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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Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W8000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 5 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7970.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	35−40
4K / 2160p	6−7	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 100% 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 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	250−260
medium / 768p	190−200	220−230
ultra / 1080p	100−110	180−190
QHD / 1440p	65−70	110−120
4K / 2160p	35−40	70−75
high / 768p	150−160	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	70−75	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	80−85
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 95% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	60−65	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 81% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	30−33	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−12	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 96% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	95−100	140−150
medium / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	35−40	70−75
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 64% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	10−12	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 121% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 89% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	65−70	130−140
medium / 768p	40−45	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 106% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Tahiti	Tahiti XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	22 December 2011
Pipelines	1792	2048
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	118.4
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	279 mm	274 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 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)	391 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 7970

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