FirePro M3900 vs GeForce GTX 650
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 627 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 77 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.22 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Seymour XT |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 6 September 2012 (11 years ago) | 13 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 1058 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.86 | 6.000 |
| Floating-point performance | 812.5 gflops | 240 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 650 and FirePro M3900 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 147 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | no data | + |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 September 2012 | 13 April 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 20 Watt |
GTX 650 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
FirePro M3900, on the other hand, has 225% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 and FirePro M3900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while FirePro M3900 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Comparisons with similar GPUs
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
