FirePro S7000 vs GeForce GTX 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S7000 and GeForce GTX 280, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro S7000 stacks up against GeForce GTX 280, check out specs charts below.
FirePro S7000
GeForce GTX 280

Main Specs

  FirePro S7000 GeForce GTX 280
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 236 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • FirePro S7000 has 48% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 280 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S7000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 280 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 346 MHz higher, than FirePro S7000.
  • FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280 - by 65 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S7000 is 282 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 3693 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 1−2
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 12−14
medium / 1080p 27−30 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7000 GeForce GTX 280
Architecture GCN 1.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name Pitcairn GT200
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 27 August 2012 16 June 2008
Pipelines 1280 240
Core clock speed 950 MHz 1296 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 48.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 292 mm 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 141.7 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 272 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +