i740 vs FirePro W7100

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking416not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.18no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)i740 (1998)
GPU code nameTongaAuburn
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 August 2014 (11 years ago)1 February 1998 (28 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1792no data
Core clock speed920 MHz66 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Wattno data
Texture fill rate103.00.07
Floating-point processing power3.297 TFLOPSno data
ROPs321
TMUs1121
L1 Cache448 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno data

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 x16AGP 2x
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz100 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s800.0 MB/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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x VGA
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)5.0
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.61.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 August 2014 1 February 1998
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 150 nm

FirePro W7100 has an age advantage of 16 years, a 204700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 436% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FirePro W7100 and i740. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation graphics card while i740 is a desktop one.

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