AMD FirePro M3900 vs NVIDIA GeForce 210

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M3900 and NVIDIA GeForce 210 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FirePro M3900

NVIDIA GeForce 210

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M3900

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 44% higher texture fill rate: 6 GTexel / s vs 4.16 GTexel / s
10x more pipelines: 160 vs 16
6.1x better floating-point performance: 240 gflops vs 39.36 gflops
Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 30.5 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
3.6x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4446 vs 2438

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 October 2010 vs 12 October 2009
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s vs 4.16 GTexel / s
Pipelines	160 vs 16
Floating-point performance	240 gflops vs 39.36 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 30.5 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	4446 vs 2438

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 210

Around 87% higher core clock speed: 1402 MHz vs 750 MHz

Core clock speed	1402 MHz vs 750 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M3900
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 210

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4446

2438

Name	AMD FirePro M3900	NVIDIA GeForce 210
Geekbench - OpenCL	4446	2438
PassMark - G3D Mark		113
PassMark - G2D Mark		32
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		497
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		497
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		688

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M3900	NVIDIA GeForce 210
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Seymour	GT218
Launch date	19 October 2010	12 October 2009
Place in performance rating	1652	1654
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$29.49
Price now		$32.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.81
Technical info
Boost clock speed	750 MHz
Core clock speed	750 MHz	1402 MHz
Floating-point performance	240 gflops	39.36 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	160	16
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s	4.16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	30.5 Watt
Transistor count	370 million	260 million
CUDA cores		16
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA, DVIVGADisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	n / a	PCI-E 2.0
Form factor	chip-down
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height		2.731" (6.9 cm)
Length		6.60" (16.8 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.1
OpenGL	4.4	3.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	14 GB / s	8.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR2
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CUDA