Quadro P3200 vs FirePro S9100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 249 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.83 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | GP104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 2 October 2014 (10 years ago) | 21 February 2018 (6 years ago) |
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 | 2560 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 824 MHz | 1328 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1543 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 131.8 | 172.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.219 TFLOPS | 5.53 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 160 | 112 |
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 | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 168.3 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 October 2014 | 21 February 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 75 Watt |
FirePro S9100 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Quadro P3200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S9100 and Quadro P3200. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S9100 is a workstation card while Quadro P3200 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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