ATI FirePro V3700 vs Radeon R7 265
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 479 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.59 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.89 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | RV620 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 13 February 2014 (11 years ago) | 8 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 1024 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 32 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 59.20 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.894 TFLOPS | 0.064 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 64 | 4 |
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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 15.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 February 2014 | 8 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 32 Watt |
R7 265 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 368.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 265 and FirePro V3700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 265 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro V3700 is a workstation one.
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