ATI Radeon 9700 vs FirePro W5000 DVI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1499 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.27 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | R300 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 February 2013 (13 years ago) | 1 July 2002 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 37 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 2.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
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 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 191 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | Floppy |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 17.28 GB/s |
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 DVI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| 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) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 February 2013 | 1 July 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 37 Watt |
W5000 DVI has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 436% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9700, on the other hand, has 103% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 DVI and Radeon 9700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5000 DVI is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9700 is a desktop one.
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