GeForce 8800 GS Mac Edition vs FirePro V3900
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1022 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.32 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Turks | G92 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 February 2012 (14 years ago) | 31 January 2008 (18 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 | 480 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 199 Watt | 105 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 16.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.624 TFLOPS | 0.16 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 48 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 2.1 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-HE |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | MXM Module |
| Form factor | half height / half length | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 799 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28 GB/s | 51.14 GB/s |
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 | No outputs |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
| HD сomponent video output | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 February 2012 | 31 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 199 Watt | 105 Watt |
FirePro V3900 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.
8800 GS Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 89.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V3900 and GeForce 8800 GS Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V3900 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8800 GS Mac Edition is a desktop one.
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