ATI FireGL V3100 vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking568not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.08no data
Power efficiency4.15no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameGK106RV370
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date9 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores768no data
Core clock speed928 MHz391 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million107 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.391.564
Floating-point processing power1.425 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs644

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 Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5.4 GB/s196 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s3.136 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.32.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 October 2012 1 September 2004
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm

GTX 650 Ti has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 Ti and FireGL V3100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 Ti is a desktop card while FireGL V3100 is a workstation one.


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