GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand vs FirePro M8900
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 | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | GK104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 25 August 2013 (11 years ago) |
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 1152 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 823 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 888 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 85.25 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS | 2.046 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 96 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115 GB/s | 179.2 GB/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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2011 | 25 August 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 130 Watt |
FirePro M8900 has 73.3% lower power consumption.
GTX 760 OEM Rebrand, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M8900 and GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M8900 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand 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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