FirePro V5900 vs Radeon RX 460

Place in performance ranking	400	707
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.25	1.15
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code name	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT	Cayman
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	8 August 2016 (7 years ago)	24 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data
Current price	$397 (4.6x MSRP)	$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 460 has 9% better value for money than FirePro V5900.

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 cores	896	512
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	19.20
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	614.4 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	170 mm	230 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/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.

RX 460 10.60
+225%

FirePro V5900 3.26

Radeon RX 460 outperforms FirePro V5900 by 225% based on our aggregated 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%

RX 460 4100
+225%

FirePro V5900 1263

Radeon RX 460 outperforms FirePro V5900 by 225% 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:

Full HD	42 +250%	12−14 −250%
1440p	96 +256%	27−30 −256%
4K	20 +233%	6−7 −233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+300%

4−5
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 +240%	10−11 −240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +263%	8−9 −263%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
Hitman 3	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Horizon Zero Dawn	138 +245%	40−45 −245%
Metro Exodus	44 +267%	12−14 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	28 +250%	8−9 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Battlefield 5	22 +267%	6−7 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Far Cry 5	44 +267%	12−14 −267%
Far Cry New Dawn	34 +240%	10−11 −240%
Forza Horizon 4	54 +238%	16−18 −238%
Hitman 3	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Horizon Zero Dawn	113 +277%	30−33 −277%
Metro Exodus	38 +280%	10−11 −280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +270%	10−11 −270%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +240%	5−6 −240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +242%	12−14 −242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	36 +260%	10−11 −260%
Metro Exodus	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +229%	7−8 −229%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

+233%

9−10
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Hitman 3	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 +257%	7−8 −257%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	22 +267%	6−7 −267%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +300%	3−4 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Metro Exodus	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%