ATI FirePro V3800 vs GeForce 256 DDR
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 | Celsius (1999−2005) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | NV10 A3 | Redwood |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 December 1999 (26 years ago) | 26 April 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
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 | no data | 400 |
| Core clock speed | 120 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17 million | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 220 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 43 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.48 | 13.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 40 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 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).
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| 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 | DDR | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 150 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.8 GB/s | 14.4 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 VGA | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 December 1999 | 26 April 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 220 nm | 40 nm |
ATI V3800 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 256 DDR and FirePro V3800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 256 DDR is a desktop graphics card while FirePro V3800 is a workstation one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
