Radeon Pro V320 MxGPU vs HD 7950
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 446 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.06 | no data |
Power efficiency | 4.33 | no data |
Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
GPU code name | Tahiti | Vega 10 |
Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
Design | reference | no data |
Release date | 31 January 2012 (13 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1792 | 3584 ×2 |
Compute units | 28 | no data |
Core clock speed | no data | 852 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 12,500 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 230 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 89.60 | 224.0 ×2 |
Floating-point processing power | 2.867 TFLOPS | 7.168 TFLOPS ×2 |
ROPs | 32 | 64 ×2 |
TMUs | 112 | 224 ×2 |
L1 Cache | 448 KB | 896 KB |
L2 Cache | 768 KB | 4 MB |
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 support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 16 GB ×2 |
Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 2048 Bit ×2 |
Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 945 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 483.8 GB/s ×2 |
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 HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
Eyefinity | + | - |
Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
AppAcceleration | + | - |
CrossFire | + | - |
FreeSync | + | - |
PowerTune | + | - |
ZeroCore | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | - | 1.1.125 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 31 January 2012 | 29 June 2017 |
Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 16 GB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 230 Watt |
HD 7950 has 15% lower power consumption.
Pro V320 MxGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon Pro V320 MxGPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7950 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Pro V320 MxGPU is a workstation one.
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