Radeon R7 370 vs FirePro W7100

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Combined performance score

FirePro W7100
14.95
+28.2%

FirePro W7100 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 28% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking326375
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.181.36
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2017)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameTongaTrinidad (Pitcairn)
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date12 August 2014 (9 years old)5 May 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149
Current price$466 $378 (2.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W7100 has 281% better value for money than R7 370.

Technical specs

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 cores17921024
Core clock speed920 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data975 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate103.062.40
Floating-point performance3,297 gflops1,997 gflops

Size and 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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm152 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1 x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz975 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s179.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinityno data+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMIno data+
DisplayPort supportno data+
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data
HD сomponent video output1no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data+
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data+
ZeroCoreno data-
VCEno data+
DDMA audiono data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantleno data+

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 W7100 14.95
+28.2%
R7 370 11.66

FirePro W7100 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 28% in our combined 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 W7100 5794
+28.2%
R7 370 4520

FirePro W7100 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 28% 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 HD60−65
+27.7%
47
−27.7%
1440p50−55
+22%
41
−22%
4K24−27
+20%
20
−20%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.95 11.66
Recency 12 August 2014 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 110 Watt

The FirePro W7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 370 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation card while Radeon R7 370 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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