GeForce GT 120M vs ATI FireGL V3600
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1341 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.98 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV630 | G96C |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 June 2007 (18 years ago) | 15 June 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
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 | 120 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 8.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.144 TFLOPS | 0.08 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 32 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 16 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 June 2007 | 15 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 14 Watt |
GT 120M has an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 18% more advanced lithography process, and 421% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V3600 and GeForce GT 120M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V3600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 120M is a notebook one.
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