AMD FirePro W7000 vs ATI FirePro V8700

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W7000 and ATI FirePro V8700 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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).

AMD FirePro W7000

ATI FirePro V8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7000

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 27% higher core clock speed: 950 MHz vs 750 MHz
2.5x more texture fill rate: 76 GTexel / s vs 30 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 800
2x better floating-point performance: 2,432 gflops vs 1,200.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 41% higher memory clock speed: 4800 MHz vs 3400 MHz
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4255 vs 1539
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 539 vs 527
22x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 152.6

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 June 2012 vs 11 September 2008
Core clock speed	950 MHz vs 750 MHz
Texture fill rate	76 GTexel / s vs 30 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 800
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops vs 1,200.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz vs 3400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4255 vs 1539
PassMark - G2D Mark	539 vs 527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 152.6

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro V8700

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 151 Watt vs 350 Watt
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8543 vs 3359

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	151 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	8543 vs 3359

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W7000
GPU 2: ATI FirePro V8700

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4255

1539

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

539

527

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

8543

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

152.6

Name	AMD FirePro W7000	ATI FirePro V8700
PassMark - G3D Mark	4255	1539
PassMark - G2D Mark	539	527
Geekbench - OpenCL	17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1148.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	85.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	268.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	8543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	152.6

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W7000	ATI FirePro V8700
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	Pitcairn	RV770
Launch date	13 June 2012	11 September 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	$1,499
Place in performance rating	502	457
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	950 MHz	750 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops	1,200.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	1280	800
Texture fill rate	76 GTexel / s	30 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	151 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	956 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Full Height / Full Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	242 mm	254 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB / s	108.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	3400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5