AMD FirePro S7150 vs NVIDIA P104-100 Comparison

# NVIDIA P104-100 vs AMD FirePro S7150: A Benchmark Comparison

The database records two professional workstation GPUs with very different design philosophies. The NVIDIA P104-100 is a mining-generation card built on the Pascal architecture, while the AMD FirePro S7150 is a server-oriented FirePro card using GCN 3.0. Their benchmark profiles place them close in aggregate performance, but the recorded data shows a clear split in workload strengths.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains two direct head-to-head benchmark results for these cards. The first is the Geekbench OpenCL test. Here, the NVIDIA P104-100 scores 52,368 points, while the AMD FirePro S7150 scores 26,543 points. That is a 97.3% advantage for the NVIDIA card in this specific workload. The second test, Geekbench Vulkan, shows a similar pattern: the NVIDIA P104-100 scores 45,165 against the FirePro's 29,690, a 52.1% lead. In both recorded tests, the NVIDIA card wins outright. The AMD card does not beat the NVIDIA card in any recorded benchmark.

Looking at the wider database averages, the NVIDIA P104-100 sits at the 77th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD FirePro S7150 sits at the 73rd percentile. Their aggregate benchmark averages are close: 32,982 for the NVIDIA versus 28,117 for the AMD. The NVIDIA card holds a 17.3% aggregate lead across all recorded workloads. The Geekbench OpenCL score shows a similar gap: 52,368 for NVIDIA versus 26,543 for AMD, a 97.4% difference. These numbers suggest the NVIDIA card has a decided performance advantage in synthetic compute workloads.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data maps out a clear division of labor. The NVIDIA P104-100 wins both head-to-head tests, which are both compute-oriented API benchmarks (OpenCL and Vulkan). Its advantage is largest in the OpenCL test, where it is nearly twice as fast as the AMD FirePro S7150. The AMD card's best result is in the Vulkan test, but even there it trails by 52.1%. The FirePro S7150 does not win any recorded benchmark in the database.

The practical takeaway: for users who run OpenCL or Vulkan compute workloads, the data points squarely to the NVIDIA P104-100. The AMD card, while a capable performer in its own right, cannot match the NVIDIA card's throughput in the two recorded API tests. There are no results in the database where the AMD card takes the lead; every recorded benchmark favors the NVIDIA card.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different manufacturing philosophies. The NVIDIA P104-100 uses the GP104 chip, built on the Pascal architecture. It is manufactured on a 16 nm process at TSMC. The die size is 314 mm² and it packs 7,200 million transistors, resulting in a transistor density of 22.9 million per square mm. The AMD FirePro S7150 uses the Tonga chip, which is GCN 3.0 architecture. It is built on a 28 nm process at TSMC, with 5,000 million transistors on a 366 mm² die, for a density of 13.7 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip is the more densely packed design, with a smaller die and a newer process node.

Memory configurations also differ. The NVIDIA P104-100 comes with 4 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 320.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD card is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, also on a 256-bit bus, and its bandwidth is 160.0 GB/s. Despite having half the memory capacity, the NVIDIA card's memory bandwidth is double that of the AMD card, which is consistent with its higher compute throughput.

The compute resources are heavily stacked in NVIDIA's favor. The P104 has 1,920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 120 TMUs. The AMD card has 2,048 shaders, 128 TMUs, but only 32 ROPs. The NVIDIA card's pixel rate is 110.9 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 208.0 GTexel/s. The AMD card produces a pixel rate of 29.44 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 117.7 GTexel/s.

Floating-point performance shows the same pattern. The NVIDIA card records 6.655 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 104.0 GFLOPS of FP16 (at 1:64 ratio). The AMD card records 3.768 TFLOPS FP32 and 7.537 TFLOPS FP16 (at 2:1 ratio). The NVIDIA card's FP32 throughput is notably higher, and its FP16 mode is configured for a different ratio.

FAQ

Q: Which card has more memory, the NVIDIA P104-100 or the AMD FirePro S7150?

A: The AMD FirePro S7150 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory. The NVIDIA P104-100 has 4 GB of GDDR5X. The AMD card has double the capacity.

Q: What architecture does the NVIDIA P104-100 use?

A: The NVIDIA P104-100 is based on the GP104 chip, which uses the Pascal architecture. It is built on a 16nm process at TSMC.

Q: Are these cards still in production?

A: No. The NVIDIA P104-100 is listed as End-of-life. The AMD FirePro S7150 is also End-of-life. Both have been discontinued.

Q: What are the power connector requirements?

A: The NVIDIA P104-100 uses a single 8-pin connector and has a suggested PSU of 200 W. The AMD FirePro S7150 uses a single 6-pin connector and has a suggested PSU of 450 W.

Q: What is the difference in bus interface?

A: The NVIDIA P104-100 uses PCIe 1.0 x4. The AMD FirePro S7150 uses PCIe 3.0 x16.

Q: Which card has the higher average combined benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA P104-100 has an average combined score of 32,982, which is 17.3% higher than the AMD FirePro S7150's 28,517 average.

Specification Differences

The two cards diverge on almost every measurable specification, with only a few points of commonality. Both cards are dual-slot designs. Both use a 256-bit memory bus. Both have no display outputs, so they are compute-only cards.

The table below lists the fields where the two cards differ:

| Field | NVIDIA P104-100 | AMD FirePro S7150 |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | GP104 | Tonga |

| Architecture | Pascal | GCN 3.0 |

| Process node | 16 nm | 28 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 5,000 million |

| Die size | 314 mm² | 366 mm² |

| Transistor density | 22.9M / mm² | 13.7M / mm² |

| Memory size | 4 GB GDDR5X | 8 GB GDDR5 |

| Memory bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1920 | 2048 |

| TMUs | 120 | 128 |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| Pixel rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 29.44 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 208.0 GTexel/s | 117.7 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 6.1 TFLOPS (estimated) | 3.768 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 104.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 7.537 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 450 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 1.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Release date | 2017-12-11 | 2016-01-31 |

| Launch MSRP | n/a | n/a |

| Predecessor | n/a | FirePro Terascale |

| Successor | n/a | Radeon Pro GCN |

The NVIDIA card is the newer product (released December 2017 vs January 2016 for the AMD). The AMD card has a successor in the Radeon Pro GCN line. The NVIDIA card has no recorded successor. The AMD has a predecessor, the FirePro Terascale. The NVIDIA has no recorded predecessor.

Both cards are end-of-life products with no retail launch MSRP recorded in the database.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. Every recorded benchmark, both head-to-head and aggregate, favors the NVIDIA P104-100. The NVIDIA card is 97.3% faster in the Geekbench OpenCL workload and 52.1% faster in the Geekbench Vulkan workload. It has a 17.3% higher average combined score across all database results. Its compute specifications are stronger: more TFLOPS in FP32, over double the memory bandwidth, and a higher pixel rate. The AMD FirePro S7150, for all its strengths, does not win a single recorded workload. It has double the memory capacity (8 GB vs 4 GB) and a higher FP16 throughput (7.537 TFLOPS vs 104.0 GFLOPS), but in the recorded compute tests, the NVIDIA card consistently dominates.

For a buyer choosing between these two database entries, the data points to the NVIDIA P104-100 for compute-focused tasks. The AMD FirePro S7150 is the choice only if its specific features (8 GB memory, FP16 mode, higher ROP count is not a factor given its lower pixel rate) are needed. But the benchmark record is clear: the NVIDIA P104-100 is the better performer in both recorded tests.