FirePro D700 vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Place in performance ranking	141	350
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.67	5.39
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Vega	Tahiti
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	14 August 2017 (6 years ago)	18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$224 (0.6x MSRP)	$413

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 56 has 395% better value for money than FirePro D700.

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	3584	2048
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1474 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,500 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	274 Watt
Texture fill rate	329.5	108.8
Floating-point performance	10,566 gflops	3,482 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	279 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data

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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	409.6 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	5480 MHz
Memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	263.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.125	1.2.131

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	115 +156%	45−50 −156%
1440p	70 +159%	27−30 −159%
4K	51 +183%	18−21 −183%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60
+181%

21−24

−181%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	77 +157%	30−33 −157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Battlefield 5	164 +152%	65−70 −152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Far Cry 5	115 +156%	45−50 −156%
Far Cry New Dawn	114 +153%	45−50 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +156%	55−60 −156%
Hitman 3	85−90 +183%	30−33 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +150%	50−55 −150%
Metro Exodus	144 +162%	55−60 −162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +187%	30−33 −187%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +151%	45−50 −151%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +167%	24−27 −167%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 +159%	27−30 −159%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Battlefield 5	153 +155%	60−65 −155%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +174%	27−30 −174%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +157%	35−40 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +168%	50−55 −168%
Hitman 3	85−90 +183%	30−33 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +150%	50−55 −150%
Metro Exodus	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +187%	30−33 −187%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +169%	16−18 −169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	124 +148%	50−55 −148%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +167%	24−27 −167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 +189%	18−20 −189%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Far Cry 5	69 +156%	27−30 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	109 +173%	40−45 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +150%	50−55 −150%
Metro Exodus	84 +180%	30−33 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +174%	27−30 −174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +167%	24−27 −167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
+187%

30−33

−187%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	98 +180%	35−40 −180%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 +180%	30−33 −180%
Hitman 3	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +175%	16−18 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +183%	18−20 −183%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
Far Cry 5	74 +174%	27−30 −174%
Forza Horizon 4	88 +151%	35−40 −151%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +170%	27−30 −170%
Metro Exodus	74 +174%	27−30 −174%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +170%	30−33 −170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +161%	18−20 −161%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	55−60 +171%	21−24 −171%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +156%	18−20 −156%
Hitman 3	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +163%	16−18 −163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 +158%	12−14 −158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +175%	16−18 −175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27 +170%	10−11 −170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Battlefield 5	55 +162%	21−24 −162%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +163%	16−18 −163%
Metro Exodus	42 +163%	16−18 −163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+150%

12−14

−150%

This is how RX Vega 56 and FirePro D700 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 56 is 156% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 56 is 159% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 56 is 183% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.33	13.86
Recency	14 August 2017	18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	274 Watt