UHD Graphics G7 vs FirePro S9170
General info
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 | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Generation 11.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | Lakefield GT2 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 July 2015 (8 years old) | 28 May 2020 (3 years old) |
| Current price | $149 | no data |
Technical specs
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 | 2816 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 163.7 | 16.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 5,238 gflops | no data |
Size and 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
Memory
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 320.0 GB/s | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 8 July 2015 | 28 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 15 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FirePro S9170 and UHD Graphics G7. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S9170 is a workstation card while UHD Graphics G7 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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