GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition vs FirePro V7900
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro V7900 with GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
V7900 outperforms 775M Mac Edition by an impressive 76% 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 | 663 | 810 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.77 | 2.36 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 8 November 2013 (12 years ago) |
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 | 1344 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 58.00 | 89.26 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.856 TFLOPS | 2.142 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 112 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
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 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 160.0 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 | No outputs |
| 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) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
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 | 3.07 |
| Recency | 24 May 2011 | 8 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 100 Watt |
FirePro V7900 has a 76% higher aggregate performance score.
GTX 775M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 51% lower power consumption.
The FirePro V7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro V7900 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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