Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs FirePro V3900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V3900 with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

FirePro V3900
2012
1 GB GDDR3, 199 Watt
1.66

RX 7900 XTX outperforms V3900 by a whopping 4752% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9549
Place by popularitynot in top-10053
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.82
Power efficiency2.2915.60
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameTurksNavi 31
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 February 2012 (13 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

no data

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 cores4806144
Core clock speed650 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2498 MHz
Number of transistors716 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)199 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60959.2
Floating-point processing power0.624 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs8192
TMUs24384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 mm287 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorhalf height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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 1.66
RX 7900 XTX 80.55
+4752%

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 7900 XTX 31033
+4749%

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 7900 XTX 212081
+13460%

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
−4760%
243
+4760%
1440p3−4
−5367%
164
+5367%
4K2−3
−4950%
101
+4950%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.11
1440pno data6.09
4Kno data9.89

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 359
+0%
359
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 250
+0%
250
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 290
+0%
290
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 241
+0%
241
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240
+0%
240
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 338
+0%
338
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 269
+0%
269
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 199
+0%
199
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220
+0%
220
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 217
+0%
217
+0%
Dota 2 197
+0%
197
+0%
Far Cry 5 205
+0%
205
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 330
+0%
330
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 254
+0%
254
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 239
+0%
239
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 545
+0%
545
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 206
+0%
206
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+0%
207
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 189
+0%
189
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298
+0%
298
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
Metro Exodus 161
+0%
161
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290
+0%
290
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 242
+0%
242
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 186
+0%
186
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+0%
200
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how FirePro V3900 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 4760% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 5367% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 4950% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 80.55
Recency 7 February 2012 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 199 Watt 355 Watt

FirePro V3900 has 78.4% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 4752.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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 7900 XTX is a desktop one.

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