AMD FirePro D700 vs AMD Radeon R7 260

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro D700 and AMD Radeon R7 260 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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).

AMD FirePro D700

AMD Radeon R7 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D700

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2.3x more texture fill rate: 108.8 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
2.7x more pipelines: 2048 vs 768
2.3x better floating-point performance: 3,482 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
3.4x more memory clock speed: 5480 MHz vs 1625 MHz
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 74.325 vs 26.189
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1338.806 vs 798.239
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.419 vs 4.223
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 91.354 vs 45.294

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 January 2014 vs 17 December 2013
Texture fill rate	108.8 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 768
Floating-point performance	3,482 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5480 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	74.325 vs 26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1338.806 vs 798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.419 vs 4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	91.354 vs 45.294

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 274 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 274 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro D700
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

74.325

26.189

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1338.806

798.239

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.419

4.223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

91.354

45.294

Name	AMD FirePro D700	AMD Radeon R7 260
Geekbench - OpenCL	25127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	74.325	26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1338.806	798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.419	4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	91.354	45.294
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6051
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6051
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3348
PassMark - G3D Mark		2892
PassMark - G2D Mark		559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		240.395

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro D700	AMD Radeon R7 260
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Tahiti	Bonaire
Launch date	18 January 2014	17 December 2013
Place in performance rating	569	570
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		44.11
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,482 gflops	1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	768
Texture fill rate	108.8 GTexel / s	48 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	274 Watt	115 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	2,080 million
Boost clock speed		1100 MHz
Stream Processors		896
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	279 mm	170 mm
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	263.0 GB / s	104 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5480 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync