Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs FirePro W7000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7000 with Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
11.04
+82.5%

W7000 outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FirePro W7000 FirePro W7000
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking432595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.27no data
Power efficiency5.0527.66
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code namePitcairnVega Renoir
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 June 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1280384
Core clock speed950 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate76.00no data
Floating-point processing power2.432 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no 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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length242 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1200 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPortno data
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD35−40
+66.7%
21
−66.7%
1440p40−45
+73.9%
23
−73.9%
4K30−35
+66.7%
18
−66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p25.69no data
1440p22.48no data
4K29.97no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 15
+0%
15
+0%
Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Fortnite 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 97
+0%
97
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9
+0%
9
+0%
Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 56
+0%
56
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Dota 2 42
+0%
42
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+0%
15
+0%
Metro Exodus 8
+0%
8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+0%
16
+0%
Valorant 73
+0%
73
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+0%
8
+0%
Dota 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Valorant 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 49
+0%
49
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how FirePro W7000 and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W7000 is 67% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W7000 is 74% faster in 1440p
  • FirePro W7000 is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 11.04 6.05
Recency 13 June 2012 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 15 Watt

FirePro W7000 has a 82.5% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 2233.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

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