GeForce 7800 GTX vs FirePro V7900
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro V7900 with GeForce 7800 GTX, including specs and performance data.
V7900 outperforms 7800 GTX by a whopping 744% 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 | 661 | 1250 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 2.77 | 0.57 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | G70 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 22 June 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
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 | 1280 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 430 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 302 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 86 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 58.00 | 10.32 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.856 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
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 | PCIe 2.1 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 228 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 38.4 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 | 4x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| 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) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| 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 | 5.40 | 0.64 |
| Recency | 24 May 2011 | 22 June 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 86 Watt |
FirePro V7900 has a 743.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.
7800 GTX, on the other hand, has 75.6% lower power consumption.
The FirePro V7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro V7900 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 7800 GTX is a desktop one.
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