FirePro V3900 vs Radeon HD 5770

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Aggregate performance score

ATI HD 5770
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
4.41
+166%

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms FirePro V3900 by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking627900
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.680.21
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameJuniperTurks
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date13 October 2009 (14 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data
Current price$103 (0.6x MSRP)$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5770 has 224% better value for money than FirePro V3900.

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 cores800480
Core clock speed850 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt199 Watt
Texture fill rate34.0015.60
Floating-point performance1,360.0 gflops624.0 gflops

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 supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length208 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s28 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI supportno data1
HD сomponent video outputno data1

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

ATI HD 5770 4.41
+166%
FirePro V3900 1.66

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms FirePro V3900 by 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 5770 1705
+166%
FirePro V3900 641

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms FirePro V3900 by 166% in Passmark.

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:

900p24
+167%
9−10
−167%
Full HD46
+188%
16−18
−188%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how ATI HD 5770 and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 167% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 188% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.41 1.66
Recency 13 October 2009 7 February 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 199 Watt

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5770 is a desktop 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.

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