H3C XG310 vs FirePro S4000X
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 | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) |
| GPU code name | Venus | DG1 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 11 November 2020 (3 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 | 640 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 775 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 31.00 | 52.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.992 TFLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 40 | 48 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Form factor | MXM-A | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-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 | LPDDR4X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 68.26 GB/s |
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 |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 August 2014 | 11 November 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 300 Watt |
S4000X has 566.7% lower power consumption.
H3C XG310, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S4000X and H3C XG310. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S4000X is a mobile workstation card while H3C XG310 is a workstation 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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