FirePro V7800 vs FireGL V7600
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | R600 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 November 2007 (16 years ago) | 26 April 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $759 |
| Current price | $83 (0.1x MSRP) | $248 (0.3x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 240 | 1440 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 720 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 127 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 50.40 |
| Floating-point performance | 288 gflops | 2,016.0 gflops |
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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 254 mm | 254 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 November 2007 | 26 April 2010 |
| Cost | $999 | $759 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 127 Watt | 150 Watt |
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