FirePro V7900 vs GeForce GTX 780M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 and GeForce GTX 780M, 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 V7900 stacks up against GeForce GTX 780M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 780M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 780M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 780M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GTX 780M
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V7900 has 23% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 780M.
  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 780M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 780M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 780M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 780M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 98 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 780M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 780M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 20−22
ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
QHD / 1440p 1−2 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 24−27 40−45
medium / 1080p 14−16 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 780M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than FirePro V7900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GTX 780M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Kepler
Code name Cayman N14E-GTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 30 May 2013
Pipelines 1280 1536
Core clock speed 725 MHz 823 MHz
Boost Clock 797 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 102.0
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 2,448 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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