Tegra 3 GPU vs ATI Fire GL1
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | IBM (1999−2001) | VLIW Vec4 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | IBM | Tegra 3 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 1999 (25 years ago) | 9 November 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 45 MHz | 416 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 250 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.05 | 4.160 |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| TMUs | 1 | 8 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 2x | IGP |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | SDR | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 100 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x VGA | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | ES 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 1999 | 9 November 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 250 nm | 40 nm |
Tegra 3 GPU has an age advantage of 12 years, and a 525% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Fire GL1 and Tegra 3 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Fire GL1 is a workstation card while Tegra 3 GPU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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