GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs FirePro V3900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V3900 with GeForce RTX 2060 Super, including specs and performance data.

FirePro V3900
2012, $119
1 GB GDDR3, 199 Watt
1.50
RTX 2060 Super
2019, $399
8 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
39.52
+2535%

RTX 2060 Super outperforms V3900 by a whopping 2535% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1033126
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1434.90
Power efficiency2.3217.47
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTurksTU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 February 2012 (14 years ago)9 July 2019 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RTX 2060 Super has 24829% better value for money than FirePro V3900.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4802176
Core clock speed650 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors716 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)199 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60224.4
Floating-point processing power0.624 TFLOPS7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24136
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data34
L1 Cache48 KB2.1 MB
L2 Cache256 KB4 MB

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 supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorhalf height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort 1.11x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro V3900 1.50
RTX 2060 Super 39.52
+2535%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro V3900 627
Samples: 174
RTX 2060 Super 16463
+2526%
Samples: 12565

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro V3900 1565
RTX 2060 Super 87976
+5521%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD4−5
−2675%
111
+2675%
1440p2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%
4K1−2
−4200%
43
+4200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.75
−728%
3.59
+728%
1440p59.50
−854%
6.23
+854%
4K119.00
−1182%
9.28
+1182%
  • RTX 2060 Super has 728% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 854% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 1182% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 320
+0%
320
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%
Palworld 125
+0%
125
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 118
+0%
118
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 285
+0%
285
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Fortnite 266
+0%
266
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 152
+0%
152
+0%
Palworld 105
+0%
105
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 298
+0%
298
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 175
+0%
175
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Dota 2 200
+0%
200
+0%
Far Cry 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Fortnite 175
+0%
175
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 147
+0%
147
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
Palworld 82
+0%
82
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 143
+0%
143
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 163
+0%
163
+0%
Valorant 293
+0%
293
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Dota 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Far Cry 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+0%
120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 180
+0%
180
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 148
+0%
148
+0%
Palworld 75
+0%
75
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 99
+0%
99
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 268
+0%
268
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 98
+0%
98
+0%
Palworld 52
+0%
52
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
Palworld 40
+0%
40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%
Valorant 210
+0%
210
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Dota 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Far Cry 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+0%
49
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 48
+0%
48
+0%
Palworld 26
+0%
26
+0%

This is how FirePro V3900 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 2675% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 3100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 4200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 39.52
Recency 7 February 2012 9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 199 Watt 175 Watt

RTX 2060 Super has a 2535% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233% more advanced lithography process, and 14% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro V3900 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a desktop one.

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