AMD Radeon R9 270 vs AMD FirePro W7000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 270 and AMD FirePro W7000 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: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 270

AMD FirePro W7000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4306 vs 4253
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 567 vs 541
4.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 74175 vs 17788
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 55.721 vs 52.467
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1282.039 vs 1148.367
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.927 vs 4.886
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 93.116 vs 85.472

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 November 2013 vs 13 June 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4306 vs 4253
PassMark - G2D Mark	567 vs 541
Geekbench - OpenCL	74175 vs 17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	55.721 vs 52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1282.039 vs 1148.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.927 vs 4.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	93.116 vs 85.472

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7000

Around 3% higher texture fill rate: 76 GTexel / s vs 74 GTexel / s
Around 3% better floating-point performance: 2,432 gflops vs 2,368 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 268.49 vs 261.843
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6475 vs 3448
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6475 vs 3448

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	76 GTexel / s vs 74 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops vs 2,368 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	268.49 vs 261.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6475 vs 3448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6475 vs 3448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3347

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 270
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W7000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4306

4253

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

567

541

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

74175

17788

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

55.721

52.467

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1282.039

1148.367

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.927

4.886

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

93.116

85.472

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

261.843

268.49

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3448

6475

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3699

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3448

6475

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3699

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

3359

Name	AMD Radeon R9 270	AMD FirePro W7000
PassMark - G3D Mark	4306	4253
PassMark - G2D Mark	567	541
Geekbench - OpenCL	74175	17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	55.721	52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1282.039	1148.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.927	4.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	93.116	85.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	261.843	268.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3448	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3699	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3448	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3699	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347	3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1603

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 270	AMD FirePro W7000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Curacao	Pitcairn
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	13 November 2013	13 June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$899
Place in performance rating	510	512
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,368 gflops	2,432 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	1280
Stream Processors	1280
Texture fill rate	74 GTexel / s	76 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,800 million
Core clock speed		950 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
DisplayPort count		4
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	210 mm	242 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Form factor		Full Height / Full Length
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory clock speed		4800 MHz
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)