AMD FirePro M3900 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M3900 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FirePro M3900

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M3900

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 63% higher core clock speed: 750 MHz vs 459 MHz
Around 63% higher texture fill rate: 6 GTexel / s vs 3.67 GTexel / s
10x more pipelines: 160 vs 16
8.2x better floating-point performance: 240 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 80 nm
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 21 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
2.3x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 800 MHz

Launch date	19 October 2010 vs 4 October 2007
Core clock speed	750 MHz vs 459 MHz
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s vs 3.67 GTexel / s
Pipelines	160 vs 16
Floating-point performance	240 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 21 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 800 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M3900
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Name	AMD FirePro M3900	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
Geekbench - OpenCL	4446
PassMark - G3D Mark		228
PassMark - G2D Mark		47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		499

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M3900	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Tesla
Code name	Seymour	G86
Launch date	19 October 2010	4 October 2007
Place in performance rating	1652	1649
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$149
Price now		$37
Value for money (0-100)		3.22
Technical info
Boost clock speed	750 MHz
Core clock speed	750 MHz	459 MHz
Floating-point performance	240 gflops	29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	160	16
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s	3.67 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	21 Watt
Transistor count	370 million	210 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	n / a
Form factor	chip-down
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	14 GB / s	6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2
Shared memory	0
Technologies
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