FirePro V7900 vs FirePro W8100

When choosing between FirePro V7900 and FirePro W8100, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro V7900 and FirePro W8100.

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 FirePro W8100
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 220 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W8100 has 45% more power consumption, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and FirePro W8100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro V7900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and FirePro W8100 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 99 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and FirePro W8100 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 279 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 and FirePro W8100 is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro V7900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 FirePro W8100
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 2.0
Code name Cayman Hawaii
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 23 June 2014
Pipelines 1280 2560
Core clock speed 725 MHz 824 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 131.8
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 4,219 gflops
Length 279 mm 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 320 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s 466 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length full height / full length
StereoOutput3D + +
DisplayPort count 4 4
Dual-link DVI support + +
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