FirePro V7900 vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 and FirePro V7900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.51
+410%

M6000 outperforms V7900 by a whopping 410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking182587
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.32no data
Power efficiency8.372.73
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGM200Cayman
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date21 March 2015 (9 years ago)24 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30721280
Core clock speed988 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt151 Watt
Texture fill rate213.958.00
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS1.856 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs19280

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 supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm279 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 amount12 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s160 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort
StereoOutput3D-+
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI support-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA5.2-

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.

Quadro M6000 30.51
+410%
FirePro V7900 5.98

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.

Quadro M6000 11758
+410%
FirePro V7900 2304

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 30.51 5.98
Recency 21 March 2015 24 May 2011
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 151 Watt

Quadro M6000 has a 410.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro V7900, on the other hand, has 65.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V7900 in performance tests.


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