Radeon R9 M270X vs ATI FirePro V8700
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 819 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | Venus |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 September 2008 (17 years ago) | 21 March 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,499 | no data |
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 | 800 | 640 |
| Compute units | no data | 10 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 775 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 30.00 | 31.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.2 TFLOPS | 0.992 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 256 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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 72 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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
| HD3D | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| DualGraphics | - | + |
| ZeroCore | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| Mantle | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 September 2008 | 21 March 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
R9 M270X has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V8700 and Radeon R9 M270X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V8700 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 M270X is a notebook one.
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