AMD FirePro V3900 vs NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro V3900 and NVIDIA Quadro 2000M 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: 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro V3900

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 18% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 550 MHz
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 480 vs 192
  • Around 48% better floating-point performance: 624.0 gflops vs 422.4 gflops
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 237 vs 230
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 279.435 vs 272.707
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 58.58 vs 27.158
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1311 vs 1261
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 2569
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1311 vs 1261
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 2569
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 February 2012 vs 13 January 2011
Core clock speed 650 MHz vs 550 MHz
Pipelines 480 vs 192
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops vs 422.4 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 237 vs 230
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 279.435 vs 272.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 58.58 vs 27.158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1311 vs 1261
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 2569
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1311 vs 1261
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 2569

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

  • Around 13% higher texture fill rate: 17.6 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
  • 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 199 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 767 vs 640
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3421 vs 1564
  • Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.306 vs 4.646
  • Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.855 vs 0.468
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 14.423 vs 13.784
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1926 vs 1631
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1926 vs 1631
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 17.6 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 199 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 767 vs 640
Geekbench - OpenCL 3421 vs 1564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.306 vs 4.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.855 vs 0.468
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.423 vs 13.784
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1926 vs 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1926 vs 1631

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro V3900
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
640
767
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
237
230
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1564
3421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.646
8.306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
279.435
272.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.468
0.855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.784
14.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
58.58
27.158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1311
1261
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1631
1926
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
2569
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1311
1261
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1631
1926
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
2569
Name AMD FirePro V3900 NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
PassMark - G3D Mark 640 767
PassMark - G2D Mark 237 230
Geekbench - OpenCL 1564 3421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.646 8.306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 279.435 272.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.468 0.855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.784 14.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 58.58 27.158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1311 1261
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1631 1926
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 2569
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1311 1261
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1631 1926
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 2569

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro V3900 NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale 2 Fermi
Code name Turks GF106
Launch date 7 February 2012 13 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1341 1355
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $46.56
Price now $46.56
Value for money (0-100) 25.92

Technical info

Core clock speed 650 MHz 550 MHz
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops 422.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 480 192
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s 17.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 199 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 716 million 1,170 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Form factor Half Height / Half Length
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.4 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 28 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0