GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 vs ATI FireGL V7100
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 | R400 (2004−2008) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | R480 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2004 (21 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,099 | $329 |
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 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 507 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.084 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 48 |
| TMUs | 12 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 211 mm | 242 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 12-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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 520 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 33.28 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2004 | 1 September 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 170 Watt |
ATI FireGL V7100 has 87% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7100 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is a desktop one.
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