FirePro M3100 vs GeForce 9400 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1297not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.63no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameG96CMars
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date27 August 2008 (16 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 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 cores16384
Core clock speed550 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data700 MHz
Number of transistors314 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.40016.80
Floating-point processing power0.0448 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs824

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length168 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR2DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s32 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.06.5 (5.1)
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1 (1.2)
VulkanN/A1.2.170
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

FirePro M3100 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9400 GT and FirePro M3100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9400 GT is a desktop graphics card while FirePro M3100 is a mobile workstation one.

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