ATI FireGL V7300 vs Radeon R9 290X2
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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 | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | R520 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 24 June 2014 (11 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | $1,599 |
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 | 2816 ×2 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 594 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 321 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 97 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 176.0 ×2 | 9.504 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.632 TFLOPS ×2 | no data |
| ROPs | 64 ×2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 176 ×2 | 16 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | 3-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 4x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB ×2 | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1350 MHz | 648 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 345.6 GB/s ×2 | 41.47 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 June 2014 | 1 October 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 97 Watt |
R9 290X2 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireGL V7300, on the other hand, has 497.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 290X2 and FireGL V7300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 290X2 is a desktop graphics card while FireGL V7300 is a workstation one.
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