Arctic Sound-M vs FirePro M8900
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XT | Arctic Sound |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 8192 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 230.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 1.306 gflops | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 | GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2.4 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 115 GB/s | 1.23 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 500 Watt |
FirePro M8900 has 566.7% lower power consumption.
Arctic Sound-M, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M8900 and Arctic Sound-M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M8900 is a mobile workstation card while Arctic Sound-M is a desktop 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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