Radeon Vega 7 vs FirePro W7000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7000 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
10.92
+47.8%

W7000 outperforms Vega 7 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FirePro W7000 FirePro W7000
Vega 7 Vega 7

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking426537
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.13no data
Power efficiency5.0811.45
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code namePitcairnCezanne
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 June 2012 (12 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores1280448
Core clock speed950 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate76.0053.20
Floating-point processing power2.432 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8028

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length242 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1200 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 DisplayPortNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 HD30−35
+30.4%
23
−30.4%
1440p35−40
+40%
25
−40%
4K21−24
+40%
15
−40%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.97no data
1440p25.69no data
4K42.81no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+0%
29
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Valorant 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
+0%
46
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 14
+0%
14
+0%
World of Tanks 58
+0%
58
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how FirePro W7000 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W7000 is 30% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W7000 is 40% faster in 1440p
  • FirePro W7000 is 40% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.92 7.39
Recency 13 June 2012 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 45 Watt

FirePro W7000 has a 47.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 677.8% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7000 is a workstation card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook 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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