NVIDIA GRID K180Q vs AMD FirePro V3900

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Combined performance score

FirePro V3900
1.67
+21%

FirePro V3900 outperforms GRID K180Q by 21% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking892960
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.20no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTurksGK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 February 2012 (12 years old)28 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$125
Current price$110 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores480192
Core clock speed650 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors716 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)199 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6013.60
Floating-point performance624.0 gflops326.4 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Form factorhalf height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth28 GB/s28.51 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data
HD сomponent video output1no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro V3900 1.67
+21%
GRID K180Q 1.38

FirePro V3900 outperforms GRID K180Q by 21% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro V3900 649
+21.8%
GRID K180Q 533

FirePro V3900 outperforms GRID K180Q by 22% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.67 1.38
Recency 7 February 2012 28 June 2013
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 199 Watt 130 Watt

The FirePro V3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K180Q in performance tests.


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