GeForce GTX 980MX vs FirePro V3900
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1033 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.34 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Turks | GM204 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 February 2012 (14 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $119 | no data |
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 | 480 | 1664 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1178 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 199 Watt | 148 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 122.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.624 TFLOPS | 3.92 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 24 | 104 |
| L1 Cache | 48 KB | 624 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 2 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 2.1 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Form factor | half height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28 GB/s | 192.0 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 DVI, 1x DisplayPort 1.1 | No outputs |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
| HD сomponent video output | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 February 2012 | 1 June 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 199 Watt | 148 Watt |
GTX 980MX has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 34% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V3900 and GeForce GTX 980MX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V3900 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 980MX is a notebook one.
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