FirePro V3900 vs ATI Radeon HD 5850

Place in the ranking	630	953
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.63	no data
Power efficiency	2.36	2.30
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Cypress	Turks
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	30 September 2009 (15 years ago)	7 February 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

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 cores	1440	480
Core clock speed	725 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	716 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	199 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.20	15.60
Floating-point processing power	2.088 TFLOPS	0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	72	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	no data	PCIe 2.1 x16
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	half height / half length
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	28 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-
DisplayPort count	no data	1
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.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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. 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 5850 4.99
+210%

FirePro V3900 1.61

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.

ATI HD 5850 1988
+211%

FirePro V3900 640

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:

900p	59 +228%	18−20 −228%
Full HD	55 +244%	16−18 −244%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.44

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Valorant	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Dota 2	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +213%	8−9 −213%
Fortnite	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +214%	14−16 −214%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Valorant	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
World of Tanks	80−85 +211%	27−30 −211%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Dota 2	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +213%	8−9 −213%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +214%	14−16 −214%
Valorant	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Dota 2	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
World of Tanks	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Valorant	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Fortnite	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4	0−1
Valorant	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%