GeForce GTX 260M vs ATI FirePro V3750
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1181 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.08 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV730 | G92 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 September 2008 (17 years ago) | 3 March 2009 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | 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 | 320 | 112 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 48 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.60 | 30.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.352 TFLOPS | 0.308 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 462 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | - | 2-way |
| MXM Type | no data | MXM 3.0 Type-B |
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 | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | Up to 950 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 61 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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 September 2008 | 3 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 48 Watt | 65 Watt |
ATI V3750 has a 18% more advanced lithography process, and 35% lower power consumption.
GTX 260M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V3750 and GeForce GTX 260M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V3750 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 260M is a notebook one.
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