FirePro V3800 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	130	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	4.17	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GM200	Redwood
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	2 June 2015 (8 years old)	26 April 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$129
Current price	$1195 (1.8x MSRP)	$87 (0.7x MSRP)

Technical specs

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	2816	400
CUDA cores	2816	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	43 Watt
Texture fill rate	176 billion/sec	13.00
Floating-point performance	6,060 gflops	520.0 gflops

Size and 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 support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	168 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

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	6 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	2 June 2015	26 April 2010
Cost	$649	$129
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	43 Watt

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