Radeon HD 7950 vs GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK and Radeon HD 7950, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX TITAN BLACK
2014
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
23.23
+87.8%

GTX TITAN BLACK outperforms HD 7950 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking240403
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.922.47
Power efficiency6.374.24
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK110BTahiti
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years ago)31 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX TITAN BLACK has 59% better value for money than HD 7950.

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 cores28801792
Compute unitsno data28
Core clock speed889 MHzno data
Boost clock speed980 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate235.289.60
Floating-point processing power5.645 TFLOPS2.867 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs240112

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB3 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s240 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-+
CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
ZeroCore-+
Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX TITAN BLACK 23.23
+87.8%
HD 7950 12.37

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.

GTX TITAN BLACK 8951
+87.9%
HD 7950 4764

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX TITAN BLACK 11690
+55.9%
HD 7950 7500

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX TITAN BLACK 1787
+78.7%
HD 7950 1000

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 23.23 12.37
Recency 18 February 2014 31 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 200 Watt

GTX TITAN BLACK has a 87.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 7950, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7950 in performance tests.


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