Radeon PRO W7900 vs FirePro R5000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro R5000 and Radeon PRO W7900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
PRO W7900 outperforms R5000 by a whopping 956% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 624 | 26 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | 7.39 |
| Power efficiency | 3.24 | 17.41 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 February 2013 (12 years ago) | 13 April 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,099 | $3,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
PRO W7900 has 2637% better value for money than FirePro R5000.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 1855 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2495 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 295 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 958.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | 61.32 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 192 |
| TMUs | 48 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 96 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 96 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 280 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 3-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x mini-DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.33 | 66.85 |
| Recency | 25 February 2013 | 13 April 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 295 Watt |
PRO W7900 has a 956.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 18.6% lower power consumption.
The Radeon PRO W7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro R5000 in performance tests.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
