Radeon R9 370 1024SP vs FirePro W7000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 476 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.88 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.27 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Trinidad |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 12 June 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 975 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 76.00 | 62.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.432 TFLOPS | 1.997 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 256 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 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 179.2 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
| 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 | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 June 2012 | 12 June 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 150 Watt |
FirePro W7000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R9 370 1024SP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W7000 and Radeon R9 370 1024SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W7000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 370 1024SP is a desktop one.
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