AMD FirePro A300 vs AMD Radeon HD 7290 IGP

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro A300 and AMD Radeon HD 7290 IGP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FirePro A300

AMD Radeon HD 7290 IGP

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro A300

Around 90% higher core clock speed: 760 MHz vs 400 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm

Core clock speed	760 MHz vs 400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7290 IGP

3.6x lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro A300
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7290 IGP

Name	AMD FirePro A300	AMD Radeon HD 7290 IGP
PassMark - G3D Mark		112
PassMark - G2D Mark		48
Geekbench - OpenCL		1488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		548
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		548
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1187
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1187

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro A300	AMD Radeon HD 7290 IGP
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 3	TeraScale 2
Code name	Trinity GL	Loveland
Launch date	6 June 2012	6 June 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	1626
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	905 MHz
Core clock speed	760 MHz	400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	18 Watt
Transistor count	1,303 million	450 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	IGP
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.4