RTX A2000 Max-Q vs ATI FirePro V3800
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 | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Redwood | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 26 April 2010 (15 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $129 | 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 | 400 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 682 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1207 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.00 | 96.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.52 TFLOPS | 6.18 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 20 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 40 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 2 MB |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 April 2010 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 95 Watt |
ATI V3800 has 120.9% lower power consumption.
RTX A2000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V3800 and RTX A2000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V3800 is a workstation graphics card while RTX A2000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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