FirePro D700 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.73
+158%

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms FirePro D700 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking126350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.255.19
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Tahiti
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data
Current price$1195 (1.8x MSRP)$413

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro D700 has 22% better value for money than GTX 980 Ti.

Detailed specifications

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 cores28162048
CUDA cores2816no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt274 Watt
Texture fill rate176 billion/sec108.8
Floating-point performance6,060 gflops3,482 gflops

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)279 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin + 8-pinno data
SLI options+no 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s5480 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s263.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.26x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+no data

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 HD100
+186%
35−40
−186%
1440p52
+189%
18−21
−189%
4K52
+189%
18−21
−189%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+167%
24−27
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+190%
40−45
−190%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+160%
35−40
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+173%
40−45
−173%
Hitman 3 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+162%
50−55
−162%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+167%
45−50
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+175%
24−27
−175%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+167%
24−27
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Battlefield 5 47
+161%
18−20
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
+200%
12−14
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+173%
40−45
−173%
Hitman 3 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+162%
50−55
−162%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+175%
12−14
−175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+175%
24−27
−175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
+188%
16−18
−188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+167%
27−30
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+162%
50−55
−162%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+181%
21−24
−181%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+175%
24−27
−175%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+183%
24−27
−183%
Far Cry New Dawn 66
+175%
24−27
−175%
Hitman 3 45−50
+167%
18−20
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+194%
18−20
−194%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+167%
24−27
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+174%
27−30
−174%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+185%
27−30
−185%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+179%
24−27
−179%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+183%
30−33
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 55−60
+176%
21−24
−176%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+192%
12−14
−192%
Hitman 3 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+188%
8−9
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+175%
16−18
−175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Battlefield 5 40
+186%
14−16
−186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+163%
16−18
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and FirePro D700 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 186% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 189% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 189% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.73 13.86
Recency 2 June 2015 18 January 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 274 Watt

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D700 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while FirePro D700 is a workstation one.


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