FirePro V3900 vs FirePro W4100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W4100 and FirePro V3900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
W4100 outperforms V3900 by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 709 | 956 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.43 | 2.29 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | Turks |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 7 February 2012 (13 years ago) |
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 cores | 512 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 630 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 199 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.16 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6451 TFLOPS | 0.624 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
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 3.0 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 171 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | low profile / half length | half height / half length |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 28 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 Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 1 |
| 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.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
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.
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.
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.
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 HD | 16
+167%
| 6−7
−167%
|
| 4K | 3
+200%
| 1−2
−200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+143%
|
7−8
−143%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+148%
|
21−24
−148%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+148%
|
27−30
−148%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+143%
|
14−16
−143%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+143%
|
7−8
−143%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+148%
|
21−24
−148%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+143%
|
14−16
−143%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+143%
|
7−8
−143%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+148%
|
21−24
−148%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+144%
|
16−18
−144%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
This is how FirePro W4100 and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:
- FirePro W4100 is 167% faster in 1080p
- FirePro W4100 is 200% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.96 | 1.67 |
| Recency | 13 August 2014 | 7 February 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 199 Watt |
FirePro W4100 has a 137.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 298% lower power consumption.
The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.
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