FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6850 X2 with FirePro V7900, including specs and performance data.
HD 6850 X2 outperforms V7900 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 646 | 671 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.85 | 2.80 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | Barts | Cayman |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 September 2011 (14 years ago) | 24 May 2011 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 ×2 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 2,640 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | 151 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 58.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.536 TFLOPS ×2 | 1.856 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 ×2 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 279 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB ×2 | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s ×2 | 160 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | - |
| StereoOutput3D | - | + |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 4 |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.08 | 5.42 |
| Recency | 19 September 2011 | 24 May 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | 151 Watt |
HD 6850 X2 has a 12% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.
FirePro V7900, on the other hand, has 68% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6850 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V7900 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 X2 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro V7900 is a workstation one.
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