Radeon RX 5700 vs FirePro V3900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V3900 with Radeon RX 5700, including specs and performance data.

FirePro V3900
2012
1 GB GDDR3, 199 Watt
1.63

RX 5700 outperforms V3900 by a whopping 2142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking954131
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.31
Power efficiency2.2914.26
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTurksNavi 10
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 February 2012 (13 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores4802304
Core clock speed650 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors716 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)199 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60248.4
Floating-point processing power0.624 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24144

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 4.0 x16
Length168 mm268 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorhalf height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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 1.63
RX 5700 36.54
+2142%

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 640
RX 5700 14377
+2146%

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 1564
RX 5700 68796
+4299%

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 HD5−6
−2260%
118
+2260%
1440p3−4
−2267%
71
+2267%
4K1−2
−4300%
44
+4300%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.96
1440pno data4.92
4Kno data7.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 159
+0%
159
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 121
+0%
121
+0%
Battlefield 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Fortnite 166
+0%
166
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 151
+0%
151
+0%
Valorant 294
+0%
294
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 70
+0%
70
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Fortnite 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+0%
130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144
+0%
144
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 291
+0%
291
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+0%
91
+0%
Valorant 160
+0%
160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 51
+0%
51
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 277
+0%
277
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+0%
103
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 77
+0%
77
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+0%
48
+0%
Valorant 231
+0%
231
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%

This is how FirePro V3900 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 2260% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 2267% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 4300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.63 36.54
Recency 7 February 2012 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 199 Watt 180 Watt

RX 5700 has a 2141.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 10.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro V3900 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop one.

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