AMD FirePro W7000 vs NVIDIA Quadro 7000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W7000 and NVIDIA Quadro 7000 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

NVIDIA Quadro 7000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 46% higher core clock speed: 950 MHz vs 651 MHz
Around 82% higher texture fill rate: 76 GTexel / s vs 41.66 GTexel / s
2.5x more pipelines: 1280 vs 512
Around 83% better floating-point performance: 2,432 gflops vs 1,332 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 41% higher memory clock speed: 4800 MHz vs 3404 MHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4255 vs 3505
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 539 vs 397
Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 52.467 vs 32.699
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1148.367 vs 1142.156
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.886 vs 3.796
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 85.472 vs 51.693
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 268.49 vs 110.277

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 June 2012 vs 2 May 2012
Core clock speed	950 MHz vs 651 MHz
Texture fill rate	76 GTexel / s vs 41.66 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 512
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops vs 1,332 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz vs 3404 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4255 vs 3505
PassMark - G2D Mark	539 vs 397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	52.467 vs 32.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1148.367 vs 1142.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.886 vs 3.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	85.472 vs 51.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	268.49 vs 110.277
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3353

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 7000

Around 72% lower typical power consumption: 204 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	204 Watt vs 350 Watt
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W7000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 7000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4255

3505

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

539

397

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

52.467

32.699

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1148.367

1142.156

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.886

3.796

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

85.472

51.693

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

268.49

110.277

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3705

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3705

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3353

Name	AMD FirePro W7000	NVIDIA Quadro 7000
PassMark - G3D Mark	4255	3505
PassMark - G2D Mark	539	397
Geekbench - OpenCL	17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	52.467	32.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1148.367	1142.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.886	3.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	85.472	51.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	268.49	110.277
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3353

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W7000	NVIDIA Quadro 7000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Pitcairn	GF110
Launch date	13 June 2012	2 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	$14,499
Place in performance rating	502	692
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	950 MHz	651 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops	1,332 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1280	512
Texture fill rate	76 GTexel / s	41.66 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	204 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	3,000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 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	248 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB / s	177.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	3404 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5