FirePro S7150 vs GeForce GTX 280

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S7150 and GeForce GTX 280. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S7150 and GeForce GTX 280. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FirePro S7150
GeForce GTX 280

Main Specs

  FirePro S7150 GeForce GTX 280
Power consumption (TDP) 150 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 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • GeForce GTX 280 has 57% more power consumption, than FirePro S7150.
  • FirePro S7150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 280 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S7150 has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S7150 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 280 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 376 MHz higher, than FirePro S7150.
  • FirePro S7150 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280 - by 65 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S7150 is 231 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7150 is 3893 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 1−2
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7150 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7150 GeForce GTX 280
Architecture GCN 3.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name Tonga GT200
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 February 2016 16 June 2008
Pipelines 2048 240
Core clock speed 920 MHz 1296 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Texture fill rate 117.8 48.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,763 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 241 mm 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 141.7 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 6.3 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF