FirePro M3100 vs GeForce FX 5950 Ultra

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1493	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.15	no data
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	NV38	Mars
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	23 October 2003 (22 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	475 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	700 MHz
Number of transistors	135 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	3.800	16.80
ROPs	4	8
TMUs	8	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
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex	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	256 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	475 MHz	2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	30.4 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	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.170

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm