AMD FirePro D700 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro D700 and AMD Radeon HD 7970M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro D700

AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D700

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 60% higher texture fill rate: 108.8 GTexel / s vs 68 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
Around 60% better floating-point performance: 3,482 gflops vs 2,176 gflops
3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 5480 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 25177 vs 22410
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 74.325 vs 51.181
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1338.806 vs 1121.002
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.419 vs 5.355
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 91.354 vs 81.527
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6051 vs 5094
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3692
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6051 vs 5094
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 January 2014 vs 24 April 2012
Texture fill rate	108.8 GTexel / s vs 68 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 1280
Floating-point performance	3,482 gflops vs 2,176 gflops
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5480 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	25177 vs 22410
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	74.325 vs 51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1338.806 vs 1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.419 vs 5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	91.354 vs 81.527
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6051 vs 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3348 vs 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6051 vs 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3348 vs 3339

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970M

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 274 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 274 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro D700
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

25177

22410

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

74.325

51.181

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1338.806

1121.002

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.419

5.355

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

91.354

81.527

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6051

5094

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3692

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3348

3339

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6051

5094

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3692

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3348

3339

Name	AMD FirePro D700	AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Geekbench - OpenCL	25177	22410
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	74.325	51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1338.806	1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.419	5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	91.354	81.527
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6051	5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718	3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3348	3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6051	5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718	3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3348	3339
PassMark - G3D Mark		3529
PassMark - G2D Mark		506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		256.99
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro D700	AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti	Wimbledon
Launch date	18 January 2014	24 April 2012
Place in performance rating	564	590
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,482 gflops	2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	1280
Texture fill rate	108.8 GTexel / s	68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	274 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	279 mm
Laptop size		large
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	263.0 GB / s	153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5480 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0