ATI FireGL V7200 vs Radeon R9 M470X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 570 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Emerald | R520 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,279 |
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 | 896 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 312 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.971 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 56 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
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 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 1 October 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
R9 M470X has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M470X and FireGL V7200. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M470X is a notebook graphics card while FireGL V7200 is a workstation one.
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