AMD FirePro V3900 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro V3900 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FirePro V3900

NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro V3900

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 20% higher texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 13.0 billion / sec
5x more pipelines: 480 vs 96
2x better floating-point performance: 624.0 gflops vs 311.04 gflops
Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 236 vs 233
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 279.435 vs 171.053
Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.784 vs 9.729
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 58.58 vs 19.871
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1311 vs 1208
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3275
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1311 vs 1208
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3275

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 February 2012 vs 1 February 2011
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s vs 13.0 billion / sec
Pipelines	480 vs 96
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops vs 311.04 gflops
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	236 vs 233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	279.435 vs 171.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.784 vs 9.729
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	58.58 vs 19.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1311 vs 1208
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1311 vs 1208
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3275

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

2.5x more core clock speed: 1620 MHz vs 650 MHz
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 199 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 775 vs 640
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2625 vs 1564
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.139 vs 4.646
Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.65 vs 0.468
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2053 vs 1631
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2053 vs 1631

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1620 MHz vs 650 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 199 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	775 vs 640
Geekbench - OpenCL	2625 vs 1564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.139 vs 4.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.65 vs 0.468
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2053 vs 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2053 vs 1631

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro V3900
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

640

775

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

236

233

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

2625

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.646

6.139

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

279.435

171.053

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.468

0.65

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.784

9.729

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

58.58

19.871

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1311

1208

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1631

2053

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3275

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1311

1208

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1631

2053

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3275

Name	AMD FirePro V3900	NVIDIA GeForce GT 440
PassMark - G3D Mark	640	775
PassMark - G2D Mark	236	233
Geekbench - OpenCL	1564	2625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.646	6.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	279.435	171.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.468	0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.784	9.729
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	58.58	19.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1311	1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1631	2053
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1311	1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1631	2053
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3275

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro V3900	NVIDIA GeForce GT 440
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Fermi
Code name	Turks	GF108
Launch date	7 February 2012	1 February 2011
Place in performance rating	1335	1337
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.03
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1620 MHz
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	311.04 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	480	96
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s	13.0 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	199 Watt	65 Watt
Transistor count	716 million	585 million
CUDA cores		96
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, HDMIVGADual Link DVI
DisplayPort count	1
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Form factor	Half Height / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Memory bandwidth	28 GB / s	28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3
Standard memory config per GPU		1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA