AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition vs NVIDIA Quadro P3200 Max-Q
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Tahiti | GP104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Tahiti XT2 (215-0821065) | — |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 7,200 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 314 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 22nd, 2012 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Southern Islands | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 499 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 191 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Northern Islands | — |
| Successor | Sea Islands | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1000 MHz | 1139 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1050 MHz | 1404 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1500 MHz 6 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 3 GB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 168.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2048 | 1792 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 112 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Compute units | 32 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 1536 KB |
| SM count | — | 14 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 33.60 GPixel/s | 89.86 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 134.4 GTexel/s | 157.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.301 TFLOPS | 5.032 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 1,075 GFLOPS (1:4) | 157.2 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 78.62 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 275 mm 10.8 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 38 mm 1.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 300 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 700 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | C386-37 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 6.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Feb 21st, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro Mobile (Px200) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
