AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs ATI FirePro V8800

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6950 and ATI FirePro V8800 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), 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 Radeon HD 6950

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 70.4 GTexel / s vs 66.0 GTexel / s
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2608 vs 2281
  • 4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.659 vs 0.357
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.698 vs 49.357
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 251.203 vs 228.843
  • 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 11657 vs 3356
  • 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 11657 vs 3356
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 December 2010 vs 7 April 2010
Texture fill rate 70.4 GTexel / s vs 66.0 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2608 vs 2281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.659 vs 0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 49.698 vs 49.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 251.203 vs 228.843
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 11657 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 11657 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro V8800

  • Around 14% higher pipelines: 1600 vs 1408
  • Around 17% better floating-point performance: 2,640.0 gflops vs 2,252.8 gflops
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 208 Watt vs 500 Watt
  • 3.7x more memory clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 1250 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 445 vs 439
  • 6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36751 vs 6105
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.27 vs 16.999
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1180.667 vs 899.056
  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3575 vs 2523
  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3575 vs 2523
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 1600 vs 1408
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops vs 2,252.8 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 208 Watt vs 500 Watt
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 445 vs 439
Geekbench - OpenCL 36751 vs 6105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.27 vs 16.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1180.667 vs 899.056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3575 vs 2523
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3575 vs 2523

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6950
GPU 2: ATI FirePro V8800

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2608
2281
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
439
445
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6105
36751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.999
18.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
899.056
1180.667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.659
0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.698
49.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
251.203
228.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2523
3575
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11657
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2523
3575
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11657
3356
Name AMD Radeon HD 6950 ATI FirePro V8800
PassMark - G3D Mark 2608 2281
PassMark - G2D Mark 439 445
Geekbench - OpenCL 6105 36751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.999 18.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 899.056 1180.667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.659 0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 49.698 49.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 251.203 228.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2523 3575
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 11657 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2523 3575
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 11657 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon HD 6950 ATI FirePro V8800

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale 3 TeraScale 2
Code name Cayman Cypress
Design AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch date 14 December 2010 7 April 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $1,499
Place in performance rating 721 722
Price now $89.99
Type Desktop Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 45.34

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops 2,640.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1408 1600
Texture fill rate 70.4 GTexel / s 66.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 500 Watt 208 Watt
Transistor count 2,640 million 2,154 million
Core clock speed 825 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 11 11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.4 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB / s

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire