FirePro V3900 vs Radeon R7 240

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Aggregate performance score

R7 240
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.34
+41%

Radeon R7 240 outperforms FirePro V3900 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking811901
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.160.20
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameOlandTurks
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (10 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 no data
Current price$109 (1.6x MSRP)$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro V3900 has 25% better value for money than R7 240.

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 cores320480
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt199 Watt
Texture fill rate14.0015.60
Floating-point performance499.2 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 supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsN/ANone

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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support-no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI supportno data1
HD сomponent video outputno data1

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle-no data

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.

R7 240 2.34
+41%
FirePro V3900 1.66

Radeon R7 240 outperforms FirePro V3900 by 41% 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%

R7 240 904
+41%
FirePro V3900 641

Radeon R7 240 outperforms FirePro V3900 by 41% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.34 1.66
Recency 8 October 2013 7 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 199 Watt

The Radeon R7 240 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 240 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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