FirePro S9050 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 S9050 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
FirePro S9050
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
Display Connectors
1x DisplayPort
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FirePro S9050 has 12% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
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
20−22
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
6−7
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
10−11
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
24−27
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro S9050.
high / 1080p
30−35
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
45−50
QHD / 1440p
10−12
35−40
4K / 2160p
7−8
18−20
low / 720p
65−70
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than FirePro S9050.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
250−260
medium / 768p
200−210
220−230
ultra / 1080p
110−120
180−190
QHD / 1440p
85−90
110−120
4K / 2160p
45−50
70−75
high / 768p
160−170
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than FirePro S9050.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
80−85
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 10% more, than FirePro S9050.
high / 1080p
24−27
45−50
ultra / 1080p
21−24
40−45
QHD / 1440p
18−20
27−30
4K / 2160p
7−8
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
80−85
medium / 1080p
27−30
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than FirePro S9050.
high / 1080p
30−35
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
45−50
QHD / 1440p
14−16
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
120−130
180−190
medium / 1080p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 61% more, than FirePro S9050.
high / 1080p
30−35
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
45−50
QHD / 1440p
12−14
30−35
4K / 2160p
12−14
24−27
low / 720p
65−70
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than FirePro S9050.
low / 768p
100−110
140−150
medium / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
40−45
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
QHD / 1440p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than FirePro S9050.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
20−22
QHD / 1440p
10−11
16−18
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
40−45
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than FirePro S9050.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
110−120
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 8% more, than FirePro S9050.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than FirePro S9050.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
low / 720p
35−40
65−70
medium / 1080p
20−22
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than FirePro S9050.
low / 768p
70−75
130−140
medium / 768p
45−50
85−90
high / 1080p
24−27
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
4K / 2160p
8−9
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 87% more, than FirePro S9050.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
high / 768p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 6% more, than FirePro S9050.
Full Specs
FirePro S9050
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture
GCN 1.0
GCN
Code name
Tahiti
Wimbledon XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
7 August 2014
1 May 2012
Pipelines
1792
2560
Core clock speed
900 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
Floating-point performance
3,226 gflops
Length
254 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
large
Form factor
full height / full length
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