AMD FirePro S7150 vs NVIDIA RTX A1000 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive advantage for the NVIDIA RTX A1000 in the two shared benchmark tests. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX A1000 scores 52,078 against the AMD FirePro S7150's 26,543. That is a delta of 96.2 percent, meaning the NVIDIA part delivers nearly double the compute throughput in this workload. The gap is so wide that the FirePro S7150's score falls below the RTX A1000's Vulkan result, which itself is a lower-scoring test for the NVIDIA card.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX A1000 records 49,574, while the FirePro S7150 manages 29,690. The delta here is 67 percent, still a substantial margin but smaller than the OpenCL gap. This pattern suggests the architectural differences between the two GPUs are more pronounced in general-purpose compute than in graphics-adjacent APIs. The RTX A1000 wins both head-to-head matchups, giving it a clean 2-0 record in the database's direct comparisons.

Context from the nearest rivals reinforces the scale of the RTX A1000's lead. The FirePro S7150's average benchmark score is 28,117, placing it within 0.3 percent of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti and 0.5 percent ahead of the Radeon Pro W5500X. The RTX A1000's average score is 34,207, which is 0.2 percent ahead of the RTX A2000 12 GB and 0.2 percent ahead of the Radeon RX 560 XT. The percentile ranking tells the same story: the RTX A1000 sits at the 79th percentile across all GPUs, while the FirePro S7150 sits at the 73rd. That six-percentile gap is modest compared to the raw score difference, indicating that the FirePro S7150 is already near solid mid-pack performance, but the RTX A1000 is operating in a higher tier.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX A1000 wins in every measured category, but the nature of its victories points to specific use cases. Its OpenCL advantage is the headline: 96.2 percent over the FirePro S7150 makes it the clear choice for compute-heavy tasks that leverage general-purpose GPU processing. The Vulkan margin of 67 percent is also substantial, covering modern graphics workloads and cross-platform rendering. For any workstation task that relies on these APIs, the RTX A1000 is categorically faster.

The FirePro S7150 does have a structural edge in one area: texture throughput. Its texture rate is 117.8 GTexel/s, which is 11.9 percent higher than the RTX A1000's 105.3 GTexel/s. This comes from having 128 texture mapping units versus 72 on the NVIDIA part. In fill-rate-bound scenarios where texture sampling dominates, the older AMD card can keep pace or exceed the newer GPU. However, this advantage does not translate into a win in the recorded benchmarks, likely because those tests are not purely texture-limited.

The FirePro S7150 also shows a theoretical FP16 advantage. Its FP16 throughput is 7.537 TFLOPS, which is 11.9 percent higher than its own FP32 rate due to a 2:1 ratio. The RTX A1000's FP16 is 6.737 TFLOPS, equal to its FP32 at a 1:1 ratio. In workloads that can leverage packed half-precision math, the FirePro S7150 has the raw capability to exceed the RTX A1000, but the benchmark data does not include a direct FP16 test to confirm this in practice.

For practical workstation use, the RTX A1000 wins on almost every axis: compute, graphics API support, power efficiency, and modern feature set. The FirePro S7150 remains viable only in narrow legacy server roles where its lack of display outputs is acceptable and where its texture rate or FP16 throughput matters more than raw compute.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different eras and design philosophies. The NVIDIA RTX A1000 uses the GA107 chip built on Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The AMD FirePro S7150 uses the Tonga chip with GCN 3.0 architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC. This node difference is stark: 8 nm versus 28 nm, which explains much of the efficiency gap. The RTX A1000 integrates 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 43.5 million per mm². The FirePro S7150 packs 5,000 million transistors onto a much larger 366 mm² die, giving a density of only 13.7 million per mm². The NVIDIA part achieves 74 percent more transistors per square millimeter.

Shader configs also differ. The RTX A1000 has 2,304 shading units, 72 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The FirePro S7150 has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The NVIDIA card has 12.5 percent more shaders, but the AMD card has 77.8 percent more TMUs. ROP counts are identical.

Memory subsystems diverge significantly. The RTX A1000 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 192.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The FirePro S7150 uses 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 160.0 GB/s. Despite the wider bus, the older GDDR5 memory runs at an effective 5 Gbps versus the RTX A1000's 12 Gbps, so the narrower but faster GDDR6 wins by 20 percent in bandwidth.

The RTX A1000 includes dedicated hardware that the FirePro S7150 lacks entirely: 18 ray tracing cores and 72 tensor cores. These are absent from the AMD part, which predates both RT and AI acceleration hardware. This feature gap is fundamental; the RTX A1000 can accelerate ray-traced workloads and tensor operations in hardware, while the FirePro S7150 must rely on shader-based fallbacks or skip those tasks.

Clock behavior also differs. The RTX A1000 has a base clock of 727 MHz and a boost of 1462 MHz. The FirePro S7150 has no base or boost clocks listed in the database, so direct clock comparison is not possible. However, the RTX A1000's boost clock combined with its higher shader count yields 6.737 TFLOPS FP32, while the FirePro S7150 manages 3.768 TFLOPS FP32 from its 2048 shaders. That is a 78.8 percent compute advantage for the NVIDIA part.

Power and physical design differ substantially. The RTX A1000 has a 50 W TDP with no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The FirePro S7150 has a 150 W TDP, requires a single 6-pin connector, and needs a 450 W PSU. The RTX A1000 draws one-third the power of the FirePro S7150. Both are single-slot cards, but the RTX A1000 is shorter at 163 mm versus 241 mm for the FirePro S7150.

Interface and outputs separate them further. The RTX A1000 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and has four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The FirePro S7150 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 and has no display outputs, reflecting its server-oriented design. API support also shows the generational gap: the RTX A1000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, while the FirePro S7150 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute performance in FP32?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A1000 delivers 6.737 TFLOPS FP32, which is 78.8 percent higher than the AMD FirePro S7150's 3.768 TFLOPS. This is reflected in the Geekbench OpenCL score, where the RTX A1000 leads by 96.2 percent.

Q: Does the AMD FirePro S7150 have any performance advantage?

A: Yes, in texture throughput. The FirePro S7150 has a texture rate of 117.8 GTexel/s, which is 11.9 percent higher than the RTX A1000's 105.3 GTexel/s. It also has a theoretical FP16 rate of 7.537 TFLOPS, exceeding the RTX A1000's 6.737 TFLOPS FP16.

Q: Can either card output video to a display?

A: Only the NVIDIA RTX A1000 has display outputs, with four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a connectors. The AMD FirePro S7150 has no display outputs at all, making it unsuitable for direct monitor connection.

Q: How do the memory bandwidth figures compare?

A: The RTX A1000 has 192.0 GB/s of bandwidth from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The FirePro S7150 has 160.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus. The RTX A1000 is 20 percent faster in bandwidth despite a narrower bus.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RTX A1000 has a 50 W TDP with no power connectors and a suggested 250 W PSU. The FirePro S7150 has a 150 W TDP, requires one 6-pin connector, and needs a 450 W PSU. The RTX A1000 draws one-third the power.

Q: Which card is newer and still in production?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A1000 was released in 2024 and is listed as Active in production status. The AMD FirePro S7150 was released in 2016 and is End-of-life. The RTX A1000's architecture is Ampere on 8 nm, while the FirePro S7150 uses GCN 3.0 on 28 nm.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA RTX A1000 | AMD FirePro S7150 |

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

| Architecture | Ampere | GCN 3.0 |

| Process Node | 8 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 8,700 million | 5,000 million |

| Die Size | 200 mm² | 366 mm² |

| Shading Units | 2304 | 2048 |

| TMUs | 72 | 128 |

| ROPs | 32 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 18 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 72 | None |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |

| FP32 Performance | 6.737 TFLOPS | 3.768 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 6.737 TFLOPS (1:1) | 7.537 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| Pixel Rate | 46.78 GPixel/s | 29.44 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 105.3 GTexel/s | 117.8 GTexel/s |

| TDP | 50 W | 150 W |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 450 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | No outputs |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | 1.2.170 |

| Length | 163 mm | 241 mm |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2024 | 2016 |