ATI FirePro V7800 vs GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 July 2010 (15 years ago) | 26 April 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $759 |
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 | 16 | 1440 |
| Core clock speed | 520 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.160 | 50.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03936 TFLOPS | 2.016 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 72 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 144 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 254 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 128.0 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 July 2010 | 26 April 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 150 Watt |
8400 GS Rev. 3 has an age advantage of 2 months, and 500% lower power consumption.
ATI V7800, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 and FirePro V7800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro V7800 is a workstation one.
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