AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM vs ATI FireGL V3100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM and ATI FireGL V3100 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM

ATI FireGL V3100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2.3x more core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 391 MHz
19x more texture fill rate: 29.76 GTexel / s vs 1.564 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 110 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 128 MB
11.7x more memory clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 392 MHz
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 394 vs 275
27.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1457 vs 53

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 December 2013 vs 1 September 2004
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 391 MHz
Texture fill rate	29.76 GTexel / s vs 1.564 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	4600 MHz vs 392 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	394 vs 275
PassMark - G3D Mark	1457 vs 53

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V3100

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

394

275

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1457

Name	AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM	ATI FireGL V3100
PassMark - G2D Mark	394	275
PassMark - G3D Mark	1457	53
Geekbench - OpenCL	40722
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3112
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3112
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3168
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3168
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM	ATI FireGL V3100
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Rage 9
Code name	Cape Verde	RV370
Launch date	21 December 2013	1 September 2004
Place in performance rating	601	606
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	930 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	391 MHz
Floating-point performance	952.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	512
Texture fill rate	29.76 GTexel / s	1.564 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	107 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	9.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	73.6 GB / s	3.136 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4600 MHz	392 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR