AMD Radeon Sky 500 vs AMD FirePro W7000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Sky 500 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. 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 Radeon Sky 500

AMD FirePro W7000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Sky 500

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4709 vs 4247
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 572 vs 542
4.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 74902 vs 17788
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 54.669 vs 52.467
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.352 vs 4.886
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 89.633 vs 85.472
Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5116 vs 3359
Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5116 vs 3359

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 March 2013 vs 13 June 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4709 vs 4247
PassMark - G2D Mark	572 vs 542
Geekbench - OpenCL	74902 vs 17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.669 vs 52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.352 vs 4.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	89.633 vs 85.472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5116 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5116 vs 3359

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7000

Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1148.367 vs 1096.68
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 268.49 vs 247.642
Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6475 vs 3585
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3714 vs 2116
Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6475 vs 3585
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3714 vs 2116

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1148.367 vs 1096.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	268.49 vs 247.642
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6475 vs 3585
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 2116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6475 vs 3585
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 2116

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Sky 500
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W7000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4709

4247

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

572

542

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

74902

17788

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.669

52.467

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1096.68

1148.367

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.352

4.886

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

89.633

85.472

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

247.642

268.49

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3585

6475

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2116

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5116

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3585

6475

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2116

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5116

3359

Name	AMD Radeon Sky 500	AMD FirePro W7000
PassMark - G3D Mark	4709	4247
PassMark - G2D Mark	572	542
Geekbench - OpenCL	74902	17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.669	52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1096.68	1148.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.352	4.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	89.633	85.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	247.642	268.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3585	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2116	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5116	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3585	6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2116	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5116	3359

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Sky 500	AMD FirePro W7000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pitcairn	Pitcairn
Launch date	27 March 2013	13 June 2012
Place in performance rating	517	514
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$899
Technical info
Core clock speed	950 MHz	950 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,432 gflops	2,432 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	1280
Texture fill rate	76 GTexel / s	76 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count	1	4
Dual-link DVI support
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Full Height / Full Length	Full Height / Full Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm	242 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	154 GB / s	153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5