FirePro V7900 vs GeForce GTX 280

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 and GeForce GTX 280. 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 GeForce GTX 280. 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 GeForce GTX 280
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 236 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 280 has 56% more power consumption, than FirePro V7900.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V7900 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 280 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 571 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280 - by 65 nm process technology.
  • FirePro V7900 is 269 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 3893 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 1−2
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 14−16 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GTX 280
Architecture TeraScale 3 Tesla 2.0
Code name Cayman GT200
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 May 2011 16 June 2008
Pipelines 1280 240
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1296 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 65 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 48.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 279 mm 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 141.7 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.0 4.0
OpenGL 4.4 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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