ATI FirePro V3700 vs GeForce GTX 860M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking515not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.29no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM107RV620
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date13 January 2014 (10 years ago)8 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

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 cores1152 or 64040
Core clock speed797 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate43.403.200
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS0.064 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs404

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 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB256 MB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz950 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s15.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 January 2014 8 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 32 Watt

GTX 860M has an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI V3700, on the other hand, has 134.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 860M and FirePro V3700. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook card while FirePro V3700 is a workstation one.


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