FirePro V7900 vs Radeon 550X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon 550X, 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 Radeon 550X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
FirePro V7900
Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP)
151 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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FirePro V7900 has 202% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
FirePro V7900 and Radeon 550X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 357 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
FirePro V7900 is 134 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
16−18
medium / 1080p
14−16
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
18−20
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
20−22
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro V7900 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
140−150
medium / 768p
150−160
110−120
ultra / 1080p
75−80
55−60
QHD / 1440p
45−50
30−35
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
110−120
85−90
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−33
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
95−100
80−85
medium / 768p
80−85
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
12−14
8−9
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
30−33
20−22
medium / 1080p
14−16
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
low / 720p
80−85
60−65
medium / 1080p
35−40
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Fortnite is 39% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
18−20
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 53% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
7−8
5−6
ultra / 1080p
5−6
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
90−95
80−85
medium / 1080p
100−105
90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Minecraft is 11% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
20−22
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
40−45
24−27
medium / 768p
24−27
16−18
high / 1080p
14−16
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 46% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
27−30
20−22
high / 768p
45−50
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon 550X.
Full Specs
FirePro V7900
Radeon 550X
Architecture
TeraScale 3
GCN 4.0
Code name
Cayman
Lexa
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
24 May 2011
27 March 2019
Pipelines
1280
512
Core clock speed
725 MHz
1082 MHz
Boost Clock
1218 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
58.00
38.98
Floating-point performance
1,856.0 gflops
Length
279 mm
145 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
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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