FirePro M3900 vs NVS 5200M
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 981 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.09 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | N13M-NS | Seymour XT |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 June 2012 (11 years ago) | 13 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | $139 | $42 |
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 | 96 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 6.000 |
| Floating-point performance | 258.0 gflops | 240 gflops |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on NVS 5200M and FirePro M3900 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | no data | n/a |
| Interface | MXM | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Form factor | no data | chip-down |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 14 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | no data | + |
Supported Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | 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 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 1 June 2012 | 13 April 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 20 Watt |
We couldn't decide between NVS 5200M and FirePro M3900. We've got no test results to judge.
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