GeForce 7900 GT vs FirePro W9100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9100 with GeForce 7900 GT, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W9100
2014
16 GB GDDR5, 750 Watt
18.49
+2882%

W9100 outperforms 7900 GT by a whopping 2882% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3121232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.120.98
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameHawaiiG71
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date26 March 2014 (11 years ago)9 March 2006 (19 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2816no data
Core clock speed930 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt48 Watt
Texture fill rate163.710.80
Floating-point processing power5.238 TFLOPSno data
ROPs6416
TMUs17624

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 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB256 MB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz660 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s42.24 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video
StereoOutput3D+-
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.33.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W9100 18.49
+2882%
7900 GT 0.62

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FirePro W9100 7747
+2903%
7900 GT 258

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.49 0.62
Recency 26 March 2014 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 48 Watt

FirePro W9100 has a 2882.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

7900 GT, on the other hand, has 1462.5% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W9100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop one.

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