FirePro V7900 vs GRID M60 8Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 and GRID M60 8Q. 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 V7900 and GRID M60 8Q. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 GRID M60 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GRID M60 8Q has 49% more power consumption, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID M60 8Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro V7900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GRID M60 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 168 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID M60 8Q - by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro V7900 is 12 mm longer, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 12 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.

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 35−40
medium / 1080p 14−16 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than FirePro V7900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 GRID M60 8Q
Architecture TeraScale 3 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Cayman GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1280 2048
Core clock speed 725 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 150.8
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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