W4300 vs V7900

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Combined performance score

FirePro V7900
5.95

W4300 outperforms V7900 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking551494
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.194.50
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameCaymanBonaire
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date24 May 2011 (12 years old)1 December 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$165 $129
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W4300 has 105% better value for money than FirePro V7900.

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 cores1280768
Core clock speed725 MHz930 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate58.0044.64
Floating-point performance1,856.0 gflops1,428 gflops

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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm171 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s96 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.06.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro V7900 5.95
FirePro W4300 7.47
+25.5%

W4300 outperforms V7900 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro V7900 2304
FirePro W4300 2894
+25.6%

W4300 outperforms V7900 by 26% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.95 7.47
Recency 24 May 2011 1 December 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 50 Watt

The FirePro W4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V7900 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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