FirePro V7900 vs Radeon R9 M280X

In this comparison between FirePro V7900 and Radeon R9 M280X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V7900 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M280X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 Radeon R9 M280X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 175 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 2−3
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 14−16 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN
Code name Cayman Saturn XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 1 February 2015
Pipelines 1280 896
Core clock speed 725 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 Not Listed
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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