NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 vs AMD FirePro V3900

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Combined performance score

FirePro V3900
1.67
+178%

FirePro V3900 outperforms Quadro FX 570 by 178% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking8921160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.20no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTurksG84
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 February 2012 (12 years old)12 September 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199
Current price$110 $173 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro V3900 and FX 570 have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

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 cores48016
Core clock speed650 MHz460 MHz
Number of transistors716 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)199 Watt38 Watt
Texture fill rate15.603.680
Floating-point performance624.0 gflops29.44 gflops

Size and 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 1.0 x16
Length168 mm198 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorhalf height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth28 GB/s12.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data
HD сomponent video output1no data

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDAno data1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro V3900 1.67
+178%
FX 570 0.60

FirePro V3900 outperforms Quadro FX 570 by 178% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro V3900 649
+180%
FX 570 232

FirePro V3900 outperforms Quadro FX 570 by 180% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.67 0.60
Recency 7 February 2012 12 September 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 199 Watt 38 Watt

The FirePro V3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 570 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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