ATI FirePro V3700 vs GeForce GTX 275
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 805 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.31 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | RV620 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 January 2009 (17 years ago) | 8 August 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $99 |
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 | 240 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 633 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 32 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 50.64 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6739 TFLOPS | 0.064 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 4 |
| TMUs | 80 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | 224 KB | 64 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).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 168 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1134 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 127.0 GB/s | 15.2 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 | Two Dual Link DVI | 2x DVI |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 January 2009 | 8 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 256 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 32 Watt |
GTX 275 has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 250% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI V3700, on the other hand, has 584% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 275 and FirePro V3700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 275 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro V3700 is a workstation one.
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