FirePro V3900 vs Radeon R9 390X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390X with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.

R9 390X
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
24.42
+1371%

R9 390X outperforms V3900 by a whopping 1371% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking227946
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.08no data
Power efficiency6.092.28
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGrenadaTurks
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores2816480
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,200 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt199 Watt
Texture fill rate184.815.60
Floating-point processing power5.914 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs17624

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length275 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB1 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-
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.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+-

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.

R9 390X 24.42
+1371%
FirePro V3900 1.66

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.

R9 390X 9411
+1370%
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:

Full HD91
+1417%
6−7
−1417%
4K48
+1500%
3−4
−1500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.71no data
4K8.94no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+1500%
5−6
−1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+1767%
3−4
−1767%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1500%
9−10
−1500%
Hitman 3 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1514%
7−8
−1514%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+1580%
5−6
−1580%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+1560%
5−6
−1560%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+1600%
6−7
−1600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+1500%
5−6
−1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+1767%
3−4
−1767%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1500%
9−10
−1500%
Hitman 3 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1514%
7−8
−1514%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+1580%
5−6
−1580%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+1560%
5−6
−1560%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 108
+1443%
7−8
−1443%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+1600%
6−7
−1600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+1767%
3−4
−1767%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1500%
9−10
−1500%
Hitman 3 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1514%
7−8
−1514%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+1560%
5−6
−1560%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+1600%
6−7
−1600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1456%
9−10
−1456%
Hitman 3 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+1667%
3−4
−1667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1444%
9−10
−1444%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+1475%
8−9
−1475%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

This is how R9 390X and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:

  • R9 390X is 1417% faster in 1080p
  • R9 390X is 1500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.42 1.66
Recency 18 June 2015 7 February 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 199 Watt

R9 390X has a 1371.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro V3900, on the other hand, has 38.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 390X is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 390X 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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