FirePro S9010 vs Edge 3D 2120XL
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | NV1 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 September 1995 (30 years ago) | 24 August 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 60 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 500 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.06 | 89.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.867 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 32 |
| TMUs | 1 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCI | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 191 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DRAM | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 32 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 60 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 MB/s | 240.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x VGA | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 1.0 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 September 1995 | 24 August 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 MB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 500 nm | 28 nm |
FirePro S9010 has an age advantage of 16 years, a 307100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1686% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Edge 3D 2120XL and FirePro S9010. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Edge 3D 2120XL is a desktop graphics card while FirePro S9010 is a workstation one.
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