AMD FirePro M8900 vs ATI FirePro V3800

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M8900 and ATI FirePro V3800 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FirePro M8900

ATI FirePro V3800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M8900

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 5% higher core clock speed: 680 MHz vs 650 MHz
2.5x more texture fill rate: 32.6 GTexel / s vs 13 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 960 vs 400
2.5x better floating-point performance: 1,305.6 gflops vs 520.0 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
2x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1800 MHz
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.529 vs 3.432
5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 760.858 vs 153.019
4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.158 vs 0.29
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 26.149 vs 10.314
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 108.525 vs 48.552

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 April 2011 vs 26 April 2010
Core clock speed	680 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	32.6 GTexel / s vs 13 GTexel / s
Pipelines	960 vs 400
Floating-point performance	1,305.6 gflops vs 520.0 gflops
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.529 vs 3.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	760.858 vs 153.019
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.158 vs 0.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	26.149 vs 10.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	108.525 vs 48.552

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro V3800

Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 43 Watt vs 75 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	43 Watt vs 75 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M8900
GPU 2: ATI FirePro V3800

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.529

3.432

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

760.858

153.019

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.158

0.29

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26.149

10.314

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

108.525

48.552

Name	AMD FirePro M8900	ATI FirePro V3800
Geekbench - OpenCL	18738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.529	3.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	760.858	153.019
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.158	0.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	26.149	10.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	108.525	48.552
PassMark - G3D Mark		321
PassMark - G2D Mark		179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2958
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2958

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M8900	ATI FirePro V3800
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	TeraScale 2
Code name	Blackcomb	Redwood
Launch date	12 April 2011	26 April 2010
Place in performance rating	1405	1406
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$129
Technical info
Core clock speed	680 MHz	650 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,305.6 gflops	520.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	960	400
Texture fill rate	32.6 GTexel / s	13 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	43 Watt
Transistor count	1,700 million	627 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	n / a
Form factor	MXM-B
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		168 mm
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	115 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory	0