ATI FireGL V3600 vs GeForce 940MX

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking757not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.95no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM107RV630
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date28 June 2016 (9 years ago)28 June 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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 cores512120
Core clock speed795 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed861 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt73 Watt
Texture fill rate27.554.800
Floating-point processing power0.8817 TFLOPS0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs328
L1 Cache256 KBno data
L2 Cache1024 KB64 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s16 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 June 2016 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 73 Watt

GeForce 940MX has an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 217.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 940MX and FireGL V3600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook graphics card while FireGL V3600 is a workstation one.

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