AMD FirePro V3900 vs NVIDIA Tesla M2070

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro V3900 and NVIDIA Tesla M2070 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).

AMD FirePro V3900

NVIDIA Tesla M2070

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro V3900

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 13% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 574 MHz
Around 7% higher pipelines: 480 vs 448
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 199 Watt vs 225 Watt

Launch date	7 February 2012 vs 25 July 2011
Core clock speed	650 MHz vs 574 MHz
Pipelines	480 vs 448
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	199 Watt vs 225 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla M2070

2.1x more texture fill rate: 32.2 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Around 65% better floating-point performance: 1,030.4 gflops vs 624.0 gflops
6x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 1 GB
Around 74% higher memory clock speed: 3132 MHz vs 1800 MHz
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.145 vs 4.646
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 910.236 vs 279.435
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.005 vs 0.468
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 46.235 vs 13.784
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 94.442 vs 58.58

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	32.2 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	1,030.4 gflops vs 624.0 gflops
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	3132 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.145 vs 4.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	910.236 vs 279.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.005 vs 0.468
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	46.235 vs 13.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.442 vs 58.58

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro V3900
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla M2070

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.646

12.145

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

279.435

910.236

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.468

1.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.784

46.235

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

58.58

94.442

Name	AMD FirePro V3900	NVIDIA Tesla M2070
PassMark - G3D Mark	640
PassMark - G2D Mark	236
Geekbench - OpenCL	1564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.646	12.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	279.435	910.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.468	1.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.784	46.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	58.58	94.442
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro V3900	NVIDIA Tesla M2070
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Fermi
Code name	Turks	GF100
Launch date	7 February 2012	25 July 2011
Place in performance rating	1335	1336
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$3,099
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	574 MHz
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	1,030.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	480	448
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s	32.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	199 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	716 million	3,100 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	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	248 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	28 GB / s	150.3 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	3132 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5