ATI FirePro V9800 vs Edge 3D 2120XL
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 | no data | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | NV1 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 September 1995 (30 years ago) | 9 September 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,499 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 60 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 500 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.06 | 68.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.72 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 32 |
| TMUs | 1 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 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).
| Interface | PCI | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 191 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | DRAM | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 32 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 60 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 MB/s | 147.2 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 | 1x VGA | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 1.0 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 September 1995 | 9 September 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 500 nm | 40 nm |
ATI V9800 has an age advantage of 14 years, a 409500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Edge 3D 2120XL and FirePro V9800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Edge 3D 2120XL is a desktop graphics card while FirePro V9800 is a workstation one.
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