Radeon 7000 PCI vs FirePro V3900
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 902 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.20 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Rage 6 (2000−2007) |
| GPU code name | Turks | RV100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 February 2012 (12 years ago) | 19 February 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Current price | $110 | $102 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 30 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 199 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 0.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 624.0 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 2.1 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | half height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28 GB/s | 2.128 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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
| HD сomponent video output | 1 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 February 2012 | 19 February 2001 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 199 Watt | 23 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FirePro V3900 and Radeon 7000 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V3900 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 7000 PCI 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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