Radeon RX 5700 XT vs ATI FireGL V7200
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 128 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 53 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 37.19 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.20 |
| Architecture | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | R520 | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,279 | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1905 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 312 million | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.600 | 304.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.754 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 160 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 272 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 S-Video | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
| Multi Monitor | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 7 July 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
RX 5700 XT has an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7200 and Radeon RX 5700 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.
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