FirePro M3100 vs GeForce FX 5200 LE
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 | Rankine (2003−2005) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | NV34 A2 | Mars |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 17 March 2003 (23 years ago) | 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 cores | no data | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 16.80 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 24 |
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 8x | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 2 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.656 GB/s | 32 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 VGA, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 28 nm |
FirePro M3100 has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 436% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5200 LE and FirePro M3100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5200 LE is a desktop graphics card while FirePro M3100 is a mobile workstation one.
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