GeForce RTX 3060 vs FirePro V7900

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Aggregate performance score

FirePro V7900
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 151 Watt
5.96

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms FirePro V7900 by a whopping 642% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking55571
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.3042.74
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameCaymanAmpere GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date24 May 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329
Current price$165 $317 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 1758% better value for money than FirePro V7900.

Detailed specifications

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 cores12803584
Core clock speed725 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate58.00199.0
Floating-point performance1,856.0 gflopsno 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 supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length279 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz15000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDAno data8.6

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 5.96
RTX 3060 44.20
+642%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 642% based on our aggregate 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
RTX 3060 17085
+642%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 642% 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 HD14−16
−736%
117
+736%
1440p10−12
−680%
78
+680%
4K7−8
−671%
54
+671%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.96 44.20
Recency 24 May 2011 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 170 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V7900 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro V7900 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 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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