FirePro M3900 vs GeForce GTX 960

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	398	not rated
Place by popularity	69	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.25	no data
Power efficiency	9.52	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GM206	Seymour
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	22 January 2015 (11 years ago)	19 October 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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	1024	160
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	750 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	750 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.39	6.000
Floating-point processing power	2.413 TFLOPS	0.24 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	64	8
L1 Cache	384 KB	16 KB
L2 Cache	1024 KB	128 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 Express 3.0	n/a
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Form factor	no data	chip-down
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	14 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 January 2015	19 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	20 Watt