Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro D300 vs Quadro 7000
Aggregated performance score
Quadro 7000
2012
6 GB GDDR5
9.05
FirePro D300
2014
2 GB GDDR5
9.79
+8.2%
FirePro D300 outperforms Quadro 7000 by 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 445 | 421 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.90 | 3.95 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 May 2012 (11 years old) | 18 January 2014 (10 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $14,499 | no data |
| Current price | $965 (0.1x MSRP) | $260 |
Value for money
FirePro D300 has 339% better value for money than Quadro 7000.
Technical specs
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 | 512 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 651 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.66 | 68.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,332 gflops | 2,176 gflops |
Size and 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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 242 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3404 MHz | 5080 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 163.4 GB/s | 162.6 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 4x DisplayPort |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 9.05 | 9.79 |
| Recency | 2 May 2012 | 18 January 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 150 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro 7000 and FirePro D300.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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