AMD FirePro M8900 vs AMD Radeon HD 6970
Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M8900 and AMD Radeon HD 6970 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M8900
- Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- 7.3x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 550 Watt
- 2.6x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1375 MHz
| Launch date | 12 April 2011 vs 14 December 2010 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt vs 550 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz vs 1375 MHz |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6970
- 2.6x more texture fill rate: 84.5 GTexel / s vs 32.6 GTexel / s
- Around 60% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 960
- 2.1x better floating-point performance: 2,703.4 gflops vs 1,305.6 gflops
- Around 91% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35739 vs 18738
- Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.676 vs 10.529
- Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 920.398 vs 760.858
- Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.835 vs 1.158
- 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.219 vs 26.149
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 273.175 vs 108.525
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 84.5 GTexel / s vs 32.6 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 1536 vs 960 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,703.4 gflops vs 1,305.6 gflops |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 35739 vs 18738 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 18.676 vs 10.529 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 920.398 vs 760.858 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.835 vs 1.158 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 52.219 vs 26.149 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 273.175 vs 108.525 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD FirePro M8900
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6970
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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| Name | AMD FirePro M8900 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
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| Geekbench - OpenCL | 18738 | 35739 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 10.529 | 18.676 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 760.858 | 920.398 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.158 | 1.835 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 26.149 | 52.219 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 108.525 | 273.175 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2839 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 432 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 5372 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 5372 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD FirePro M8900 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | TeraScale 3 |
| Code name | Blackcomb | Cayman |
| Launch date | 12 April 2011 | 14 December 2010 |
| Place in performance rating | 1392 | 662 |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Design | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $369 | |
| Price now | $94.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 48.01 | |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | |
| Floating-point performance | 1,305.6 gflops | 2,703.4 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Pipelines | 960 | 1536 |
| Texture fill rate | 32.6 GTexel / s | 84.5 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 550 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,700 million | 2,640 million |
| Boost clock speed | 880 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | n / a | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Form factor | MXM-B | |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Laptop size | large | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Length | 267 mm | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 115 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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