AMD FirePro S7150 vs NVIDIA T600 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a clear, though not uniform, advantage for the NVIDIA T600 Mobile across the two benchmark tests. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the T600 Mobile scores 35,486 against the AMD FirePro S7150's 26,543. This is a substantial 33.7% lead for the NVIDIA card, a margin that places it in a distinctly higher performance tier for compute workloads that leverage OpenCL.

The Vulkan test tells a much closer story. Here, the T600 Mobile scores 30,211, while the FirePro S7150 trails only slightly with 29,690. The delta is a narrow 1.8% in favor of the NVIDIA part. This near-parity in Vulkan is noteworthy, as it suggests that in graphics API workloads, the architectural advantages of the AMD card can nearly close the gap that is so apparent in OpenCL.

The average benchmark score across these tests reinforces the overall hierarchy. The T600 Mobile maintains an average score of 32,849, while the FirePro S7150 averages 28,117. This places the NVIDIA card in the 77th percentile of all GPUs in the database, with the AMD card sitting at the 73rd percentile. The two are close in percentile ranking, but the score difference is meaningful.

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database provides context for these averages. The T600 Mobile's average score sits within a tight cluster. It is 0.4% behind the NVIDIA P104-100 (32,982) and 0.9% behind the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 (32,540). It leads the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (32,601) by 0.8% and the NVIDIA T550 Mobile (33,161) by 0.9%. This suggests the T600 Mobile is a solid mid-pack performer, consistently trading blows with other established cards. The FirePro S7150's average is similarly competitive with its own rivals, coming in 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (28,020), 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X (27,973), 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7800M (27,883), and exactly 1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 (27,839).

Architecture Differences

The two cards represent fundamentally different design philosophies and eras. The NVIDIA T600 Mobile is built on the Turing architecture using the TU117 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. The AMD FirePro S7150, in contrast, uses the older GCN 3.0 architecture with the Tonga chip, on a larger 28 nm process, also from TSMC. This process difference is stark: the NVIDIA die is 200 mm² and houses 4,700 million transistors, resulting in a transistor density of 23.5 million per mm². The AMD chip is physically larger at 366 mm² with 5,000 million transistors, but its density is much lower at 13.7 million per mm². The data implies that the Turing architecture's design is significantly more space-efficient.

The memory subsystems also diverge sharply. The T600 Mobile uses 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 192.0 GB/s. The FirePro S7150 counters with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a wider 256-bit bus, but its bandwidth is lower at 160.0 GB/s. The newer, faster GDDR6 memory on the NVIDIA card allows it to achieve higher bandwidth despite a narrower bus. The memory clocks reflect this: the T600 Mobile runs at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), while the FirePro S7150's memory runs at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective).

Core configuration is where the AMD card shows its raw compute potential. The FirePro S7150 has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 32 render output units (ROPs). This translates to a texture rate of 117.8 GTexel/s and an FP32 throughput of 3.768 TFLOPS. The T600 Mobile has fewer units: 896 shading units, 56 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Its texture rate is 78.96 GTexel/s, and its FP32 output is 2.527 TFLOPS. The AMD card is clearly the stronger theoretical compute device, yet it loses in the OpenCL benchmark. This indicates that the benchmark's results are not purely a function of raw shader count or FP32 capability.

The NVIDIA card's advantage likely stems from its architecture's efficiency and its higher pixel rate of 45.12 GPixel/s, compared to the FirePro S7150's 29.44 GPixel/s. The T600 Mobile also has a significantly higher boost clock of 1410 MHz against the AMD's unspecified clocks. The power data is revealing: the T600 Mobile is a 40 W part that is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with no power connectors, while the FirePro S7150 is a 150 W single-slot card requiring a 6-pin power connector and a 450 W suggested power supply. This difference in power envelope is immense and explains the form factor disparity.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in the Geekbench OpenCL test, and by how much?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile wins with a score of 35,486 against the AMD FirePro S7150's 26,543, a lead of 33.7%.

Q: Are the two cards closely matched in the Vulkan benchmark?

A: Yes, the results are very close. The NVIDIA T600 Mobile scores 30,211, which is only 1.8% higher than the AMD FirePro S7150's 29,690.

Q: What is the difference in memory capacity and type?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the AMD FirePro S7150 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile is a 40 W IGP with no power connectors. The AMD FirePro S7150 is a 150 W single-slot card that requires a 1x 6-pin power connector and a 450 W suggested power supply.

Q: Which card has a higher FP32 compute rating?

A: The AMD FirePro S7150 has the higher rating at 3.768 TFLOPS, compared to the NVIDIA T600 Mobile's 2.527 TFLOPS.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 32,849, placing it in the 77th percentile. The AMD FirePro S7150 has an average of 28,117, placing it in the 73rd percentile.

Specification Differences

The database shows the following fields where the two cards differ:

• Process Node: 12 nm (NVIDIA) vs 28 nm (AMD)
• Die Size: 200 mm² (NVIDIA) vs 366 mm² (AMD)
• Transistors: 4,700 million (NVIDIA) vs 5,000 million (AMD)
• Transistor Density: 23.5M / mm² (NVIDIA) vs 13.7M / mm² (AMD)
• Base Clock: 780 MHz (NVIDIA) vs not specified (AMD)
• Boost Clock: 1410 MHz (NVIDIA) vs not specified (AMD)
• Memory Size: 4 GB (NVIDIA) vs 8 GB (AMD)
• Memory Type: GDDR6 (NVIDIA) vs GDDR5 (AMD)
• Memory Bus Width: 128 bit (NVIDIA) vs 256 bit (AMD)
• Memory Clock: 1500 MHz / 12 Gbps effective (NVIDIA) vs 1250 MHz / 5 Gbps effective (AMD)
• Memory Bandwidth: 192.0 GB/s (NVIDIA) vs 160.0 GB/s (AMD)
• Shading Units: 896 (NVIDIA) vs 2048 (AMD)
• TMUs: 56 (NVIDIA) vs 128 (AMD)
• Pixel Rate: 45.12 GPixel/s (NVIDIA) vs 29.44 GPixel/s (AMD)
• Texture Rate: 78.96 GTexel/s (NVIDIA) vs 117.8 GTexel/s (AMD)
• FP32 Performance: 2.527 TFLOPS (NVIDIA) vs 3.768 TFLOPS (AMD)
• FP16 Performance: 5.053 TFLOPS (NVIDIA) vs 7.537 TFLOPS (AMD)
• TDP: 40 W (NVIDIA) vs 150 W (AMD)
• Slot Width: IGP (NVIDIA) vs Single-slot (AMD)
• Power Connectors: None (NVIDIA) vs 1x 6-pin (AMD)
• Suggested PSU: Not specified (NVIDIA) vs 450 W (AMD)
• Display Outputs: Portable Device Dependent (NVIDIA) vs No outputs (AMD)
• DirectX Support: 12 (12_1) (NVIDIA) vs 12 (12_0) (AMD)
• Vulkan Support: 1.4 (NVIDIA) vs 1.2.170 (AMD)
• Dimensions: Not specified (NVIDIA) vs 241 mm / 9.5 inches length, 111 mm / 4.4 inches height (AMD)
• Release Date: 2021-04-11 (NVIDIA) vs 2016-01-31 (AMD)
• Launch MSRP: Not specified (NVIDIA) vs 2,399 USD (AMD)

The Verdict

The benchmark data indicates that the NVIDIA T600 Mobile is the superior performer in the recorded tests. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks, with a decisive 33.7% margin in OpenCL and a smaller, but still positive, 1.8% margin in Vulkan. Its average benchmark score of 32,849 is higher than the FirePro S7150's 28,117, and it achieves a higher percentile ranking at 77 versus 73.

The AMD FirePro S7150 has theoretical advantages in raw compute specifications, such as higher FP32 and FP16 throughput, more shading units, and more TMUs. However, these advantages do not translate into benchmark victories. The data suggests that the NVIDIA Turing architecture is more efficient at executing the workloads in these particular tests. The T600 Mobile also offers practical advantages, such as a dramatically lower power draw of 40 W versus 150 W, and a more compact IGP form factor.

The AMD card does offer double the memory capacity at 8 GB, which could be a factor for certain workloads that are memory-capacity bound. However, the recorded benchmarks do not reflect this as a winning factor. Based on the measured performance, the NVIDIA T600 Mobile is the clear winner in this comparison.

Where Each One Wins

Based strictly on the recorded data, the NVIDIA T600 Mobile is the recommended choice for anyone prioritizing measured benchmark performance. Its wins in both OpenCL and Vulkan make it the stronger candidate for general compute and graphics API tasks. Its lower power consumption and lack of external power connectors also make it suitable for space-constrained or low-power systems, where the FirePro S7150's 150 W requirement and single-slot with 6-pin connector would be a limitation.

The AMD FirePro S7150's potential winning territory is not in the benchmark results, but in its specifications. Its 8 GB of memory is double that of the T600 Mobile, which could be beneficial for datasets that exceed 4 GB. Its higher FP32 and FP16 throughput, along with a higher texture rate, suggest it may have untapped potential in workloads that are not well-represented by these two specific Geekbench tests. For users whose applications are sensitive to raw shader throughput or require larger memory buffers, the FirePro S7150's hardware profile offers a rationale, even if the recorded data does not show it winning any of the head-to-head tests.