FirePro V3900 vs GeForce GTX 960M

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960M with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.

GTX 960M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
8.37
+426%

GTX 960M outperforms V3900 by a whopping 426% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking496950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.052.29
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGM107Turks
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 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 cores640480
Core clock speed1096 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt199 Watt
Texture fill rate47.0415.60
Floating-point processing power1.505 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4024

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 2.1 x16
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s28 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort countno data1
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.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

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. 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.

GTX 960M 8.37
+426%
FirePro V3900 1.59

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.

GTX 960M 3369
+426%
FirePro V3900 640

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.

GTX 960M 10976
+602%
FirePro V3900 1564

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:

900p95
+428%
18−20
−428%
Full HD35
+483%
6−7
−483%
1440p15
+650%
2−3
−650%
4K14
+600%
2−3
−600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Metro Exodus 27
+440%
5−6
−440%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Valorant 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 25
+525%
4−5
−525%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Dota 2 21
+600%
3−4
−600%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Fortnite 36
+500%
6−7
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+520%
5−6
−520%
Metro Exodus 17
+467%
3−4
−467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 99
+450%
18−20
−450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+460%
5−6
−460%
Valorant 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
World of Tanks 130−140
+442%
24−27
−442%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Dota 2 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Valorant 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
World of Tanks 60−65
+530%
10−11
−530%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Metro Exodus 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Valorant 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Dota 2 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24
+500%
4−5
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+567%
3−4
−567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Fortnite 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Valorant 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

This is how GTX 960M and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 960M is 428% faster in 900p
  • GTX 960M is 483% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 960M is 650% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 960M is 600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.37 1.59
Recency 13 March 2015 7 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 199 Watt

GTX 960M has a 426.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 165.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook card while FirePro V3900 is a workstation one.


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

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
GeForce GTX 960M
AMD FirePro V3900
FirePro V3900

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.7 1096 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 960M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4 96 votes

Rate FirePro V3900 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.