AMD FirePro S7150 vs AMD Radeon RX 6700M Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits these two AMD GPUs into very different usage profiles. The AMD Radeon RX 6700M dominates every shared benchmark in the database, winning both recorded head-to-head tests outright. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 77,666 crushes the FirePro S7150's 26,543, a 65.8% advantage. The Vulkan gap is even wider proportionally: 90,816 versus 29,690, a 67.3% lead. For compute workloads that scale across shading units, the mobile RDNA 2 part is in another class entirely.

The FirePro S7150, by contrast, wins nowhere in the direct comparison. Its only claim is consistency across its two benchmark entries: 26,543 in OpenCL and 29,690 in Vulkan, a spread of roughly 12%. The RX 6700M shows a similar internal pattern, with Vulkan ahead of OpenCL by about 17%, but at a far higher absolute level. The data suggests the server card was designed for predictable, sustained throughput in datacenter tasks, not peak performance. It sits at the 73rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the RX 6700M ranks at the 71st percentile. That percentile gap is minor, but the average benchmark score tells a clearer story: 28,117 for the FirePro versus 25,633 for the Radeon, a reversal that stems from the RX 6700M's broader benchmark suite including lower-scoring DirectX and 2D tests.

Where each one wins depends on the workload class. The RX 6700M's 11.06 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, 153.6 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 345.6 GTexel/s texture rate all point to modern gaming and graphics rendering dominance. The FirePro S7150's 3.768 TFLOPS FP32, 29.44 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 117.8 GTexel/s texture rate align with older server-oriented compute tasks that the RX 6700M can also handle, but faster. The RX 6700M's Passmark scores, including 13,536 in G3D and 5,191 in GPU compute, reinforce its all-around capability across DirectX 9 through 12 and 2D operations. The FirePro has no such breadth recorded in the database, meaning the database only recorded its compute-focused performance.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs belong to completely different architectural eras within AMD's lineup. The FirePro S7150 uses the Tonga chip, built on GCN 3.0 on TSMC's 28 nm process with 5,000 million transistors on a 366 mm² die. TSMC's 7 nm node, in contrast, produces the Navi 22 chip inside the Radeon RX 6700M with 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die. Transistor density jumps from 13.7M per mm² to 51.3M per mm², a massive integration improvement. The RX 6700M also belongs to the Radeon RX 6000 series, while the FirePro sits in the FirePro Server (Sx100) generation, released in 2016 versus the RX 6700M's 2021 arrival.

Core configuration diverges sharply. The RX 6700M fields 2,304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, versus the FirePro's 2,048 shaders, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The RX 6700M also adds 36 ray accelerators, a feature entirely absent from the GCN 3.0 part. The RX 6700M's 2:1 FP16 ratio doubles its FP32 throughput to 22.12 TFLOPS, while the FirePro's 2:1 FP16 reaches 7.537 TFLOPS. Both support DirectX 12, but the RX 6700M achieves 12 Ultimate (12_2) while the FirePro only reaches 12 (12_0). Vulkan support also differs: 1.4 on the Radeon versus 1.2.170 on the FirePro.

Memory architecture separates the two as much as the compute cores. The FirePro uses 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus at 5 Gbps effective, yielding 160.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 6700M uses 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus at 16 Gbps effective, producing 320.0 GB/s. The Radeon's narrower bus is more than compensated by the faster memory type, doubling bandwidth. The FirePro's 160.0 GB/s was adequate for its era but pales against the 320.0 GB/s of the mobile part. The RX 6700M also carries PCIe 4.0 x16, double the bandwidth of the FirePro's PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.

Physical design reflects their different intended environments. The FirePro is a single-slot server card, 241 mm long and 111 mm tall, with a 1x 6-pin power connector and a 150 W TDP. The RX 6700M is an integrated graphics processor for laptops, with no slot width, no power connectors, a 135 W TDP, and display outputs described as portable-device dependent. The FirePro has no display outputs at all, confirming its server role. The RX 6700M's predecessor was Polaris Mobile, while the FirePro's predecessor was FirePro Terascale and its successor was Radeon Pro GCN.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700M delivers 11.06 TFLOPS FP32 and 22.12 TFLOPS FP16, while the AMD FirePro S7150 delivers 3.768 TFLOPS FP32 and 7.537 TFLOPS FP16.

Q: How much faster is the RX 6700M in OpenCL?

A: The RX 6700M scores 77,666 in Geekbench OpenCL versus the FirePro S7150's 26,543, a 65.8% difference.

Q: Do both cards support ray tracing?

A: The RX 6700M includes 36 ray accelerators. The FirePro S7150 has no ray accelerator count in the database, consistent with its older GCN 3.0 architecture.

Q: What memory configurations do they use?

A: The FirePro S7150 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 160.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 6700M has 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus with 320.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card is better for Vulkan workloads?

A: The RX 6700M scores 90,816 in Geekbench Vulkan, 67.3% higher than the FirePro S7150's 29,690.

Q: Were both cards aimed at the same market?

A: No. The FirePro S7150 was a single-slot server card with no display outputs, a 150 W TDP, and a 1x 6-pin power connector. The RX 6700M is a mobile IGP with a 135 W TDP and no power connectors, designed for portable devices.

Specification Differences

The database records the following differences between the two GPUs:

• Chip: Tonga (FirePro S7150) versus Navi 22 (RX 6700M)
• Architecture: GCN 3.0 versus RDNA 2.0
• Generation: FirePro Server (Sx100) versus Navi Mobile (RX 6000M)
• Process node: 28 nm versus 7 nm, both TSMC
• Transistors: 5,000 million versus 17,200 million
• Die size: 366 mm² versus 335 mm²
• Transistor density: 13.7M / mm² versus 51.3M / mm²
• Base clock: not listed versus 1489 MHz
• Boost clock: not listed versus 2400 MHz
• Game clock: not listed versus 2300 MHz
• Memory clock: 1250 MHz, 5 Gbps effective versus 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective
• Memory size: 8 GB versus 10 GB
• Memory type: GDDR5 versus GDDR6
• Memory bus: 256 bit versus 160 bit
• Memory bandwidth: 160.0 GB/s versus 320.0 GB/s
• Shading units: 2,048 versus 2,304
• TMUs: 128 versus 144
• ROPs: 32 versus 64
• Ray accelerators: none versus 36
• Pixel rate: 29.44 GPixel/s versus 153.6 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 117.8 GTexel/s versus 345.6 GTexel/s
• FP32: 3.768 TFLOPS versus 11.06 TFLOPS
• FP16: 7.537 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 22.12 TFLOPS (2:1)
• TDP: 150 W versus 135 W
• Slot width: Single-slot versus IGP
• Power connectors: 1x 6-pin versus None
• Suggested PSU: 450 W versus not listed
• Bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x16
• Display outputs: No outputs versus Portable Device Dependent
• DirectX: 12 (12_0) versus 12 Ultimate (12_2)
• Vulkan: 1.2.170 versus 1.4
• Dimensions: 241 mm length, 111 mm height versus not listed
• Release date: 2016-01-31 versus 2021-05-30
• Predecessor: FirePro Terascale versus Polaris Mobile
• Successor: Radeon Pro GCN versus none
• Launch MSRP: 2,399 USD versus none listed

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons, and the RX 6700M wins both decisively.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 6700M posts 77,666 against the FirePro S7150's 26,543. That is a 65.8% margin, the smaller of the two deltas but still a lopsided result. The FirePro's score places it in the same neighborhood as the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (28,020, 0.3% delta) and AMD Radeon Pro W5500X (27,973, 0.5% delta) according to the database's nearest rival list. The RX 6700M's OpenCL score, by contrast, sits near the Radeon Pro W5700 (25,726, -0.4% delta) and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile (25,740, -0.4% delta), but those rivals are actually slightly lower, meaning the RX 6700M edges them out in average score.

Geekbench Vulkan shows an even larger gap. The RX 6700M scores 90,816, while the FirePro S7150 manages 29,690, a 67.3% deficit. The FirePro's Vulkan result is its stronger benchmark, 12% above its OpenCL number, but that improvement does nothing to close the chasm. The RX 6700M's Vulkan score is 17% above its own OpenCL result, showing that the RDNA 2 architecture scales better with modern APIs.

Beyond the direct head-to-head, the RX 6700M's broader benchmark suite provides additional context. Its Passmark G3D score of 13,536 and GPU compute score of 5,191 indicate strong general 3D rendering and compute performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 1,845 and Geekbench Metal score of 91,911 further confirm the RX 6700M's capability across API ecosystems. The FirePro S7150 has no corresponding entries in the database, so those comparisons cannot be made.

The average benchmark scores in the database are instructive. The FirePro S7150 averages 28,117 across only two tests, while the RX 6700M averages 25,633 across eleven tests. The RX 6700M's average is dragged down by low-scoring legacy DirectX tests (155 in Passmark DirectX 9, 92 in DirectX 10, 129 in DirectX 11, 65 in DirectX 12) and a 555 in G2D. Those older API tests do not reflect the RX 6700M's modern workload strengths, and the FirePro's narrower test set masks its relatively weak raw compute in comparison.

The nearest rival data reinforces the positioning. The FirePro S7150, at the 73rd percentile, trades blows with GTX 980 Ti-class hardware within 1% deltas. The RX 6700M, at the 71st percentile, sits within 1% of Radeon Pro W5700 and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. The two cards occupy similar percentile territory, but the RX 6700M achieves that with a far more capable architecture, higher clock speeds, and double the memory bandwidth. The FirePro S7150's 150 W TDP and server form factor suggest it was optimized for reliability and density, not for winning benchmark shootouts against five-year-younger mobile silicon. The recorded data is unambiguous: in every shared test, the RX 6700M wins by a wide margin.