AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 vs ATI FirePro V5700

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 and ATI FirePro V5700 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

ATI FirePro V5700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 32% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 700 MHz
94.6x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 22.4 GTexel / s
12.8x more pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 320
16.9x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,789 gflops vs 448.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
12x more maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 512 MB
3.1x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 1800 MHz

Launch date	31 August 2012 vs 8 August 2008
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 2048 vs 320
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops vs 448.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 3 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 1800 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro V5700

8.9x lower typical power consumption: 56 Watt vs 500 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	56 Watt vs 500 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
GPU 2: ATI FirePro V5700

Name	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI FirePro V5700
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.707
PassMark - G3D Mark		465
PassMark - G2D Mark		469

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI FirePro V5700
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	New Zealand	RV730
Launch date	31 August 2012	8 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	$599
Place in performance rating	321	317
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	700 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops	448.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2x 2048	320
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	22.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	500 Watt	56 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	514 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	292 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	3x 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 3 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 264.0 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3