GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs ATI FireGL X3-256
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 17 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.92 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.07 |
| Architecture | R400 (2004−2008) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | R420 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2004 (22 years ago) | 27 January 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,099 | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 491 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1860 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.892 | 625.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 40 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 112 |
| TMUs | 12 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 10.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 6 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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 336 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 1x 16-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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 454 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 29.06 GB/s | 1.01 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 August 2004 | 27 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 450 Watt |
ATI FireGL X3-256 has 689% lower power consumption.
RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL X3-256 and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL X3-256 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a desktop one.
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