RTX A4000 Max-Q vs FirePro V7900
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 656 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.77 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 24 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1395 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 58.00 | 223.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.856 TFLOPS | 14.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 80 |
| TMUs | 80 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 352.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| 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 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 May 2011 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX A4000 Max-Q has an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 88.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V7900 and RTX A4000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V7900 is a workstation graphics card while RTX A4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
