ATI FirePro V3800 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Comparative analysis of ATI FirePro V3800 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 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, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL.

ATI FirePro V3800

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro V3800

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2.1x more pipelines: 400 vs 192
Around 9% better floating-point performance: 520.0 gflops vs 476.9 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 43 Watt vs 182 Watt
Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 999 MHz
3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 179 vs 55
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 48.552 vs 29.525

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 April 2010 vs 16 June 2008
Pipelines	400 vs 192
Floating-point performance	520.0 gflops vs 476.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	43 Watt vs 182 Watt
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	179 vs 55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	48.552 vs 29.525

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Around 91% higher core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 650 MHz
2.8x more texture fill rate: 36.9 billion / sec vs 13 GTexel / s
Around 75% higher maximum memory size: 896 MB vs 512 MB
3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1215 vs 321
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.664 vs 3.432
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 477.327 vs 153.019
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.906 vs 10.314
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3342 vs 2958
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3342 vs 2958

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	36.9 billion / sec vs 13 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	896 MB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1215 vs 321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.664 vs 3.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	477.327 vs 153.019
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.906 vs 10.314
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3342 vs 2958
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3342 vs 2958

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FirePro V3800
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

321

1215

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

179

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.432

8.664

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

153.019

477.327

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.314

24.906

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

48.552

29.525

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2958

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2958

3342

Name	ATI FirePro V3800	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	321	1215
PassMark - G2D Mark	179	55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.432	8.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	153.019	477.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.314	24.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	48.552	29.525
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2958	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2958	3342
Geekbench - OpenCL		19512

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FirePro V3800	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Redwood	GT200
Launch date	26 April 2010	16 June 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	$449
Place in performance rating	1405	1407
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Price now		$95.38
Value for money (0-100)		13.70
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1242 MHz
Floating-point performance	520.0 gflops	476.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	400	192
Texture fill rate	13 GTexel / s	36.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	43 Watt	182 Watt
Transistor count	627 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	896 MB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	111.9 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI