NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs AMD FirePro V7900

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Combined performance score

FirePro V7900
5.94

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 408% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking551170
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Value for money2.1825.03
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameCaymanTuring TU116
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date24 May 2011 (12 years old)14 March 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219
Current price$165 $252 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 1048% 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 cores12801408
Core clock speed725 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate58.00157.1
Floating-point performance1,856.0 gflopsno 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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

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 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s192.1 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+
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_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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 5.94
GTX 1660 30.16
+408%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 408% 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
GTX 1660 11692
+407%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 407% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD16−18
−438%
86
+438%
1440p9−10
−433%
48
+433%
4K5−6
−460%
28
+460%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.94 30.16
Recency 24 May 2011 14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V7900 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro V7900 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1660 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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