Radeon RX 7900 XT vs ATI Mobility FireGL 7800
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 12 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 44.00 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 3 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | M7 | Navi 31 XT |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2005 (18 years ago) | 3 November 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 2 | 5376 |
| Boost clock speed | 280 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 315 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.56 | 804.4 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 51.48 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 276 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 20000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 800.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 September 2005 | 3 November 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 315 Watt |
ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 has 1066.7% lower power consumption.
RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, a 31900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3500% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility FireGL 7800 and Radeon RX 7900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility FireGL 7800 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 7900 XT 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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