FirePro V3900 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms V3900 by a whopping 438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 537 | 995 |
| Place by popularity | 27 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 41.54 | 2.32 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Turks |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 7 February 2012 (13 years ago) |
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 | 512 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 199 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.624 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 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 | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | half height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 28 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 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 | 12_1 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | 22
+450%
| 4−5
−450%
|
| 1440p | 16
+700%
| 2−3
−700%
|
| 4K | 10
+900%
| 1−2
−900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 63
+530%
|
10−11
−530%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| God of War | 18
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 39
+457%
|
7−8
−457%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 43
+514%
|
7−8
−514%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Fortnite | 47
+488%
|
8−9
−488%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+517%
|
6−7
−517%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 33
+450%
|
6−7
−450%
|
| God of War | 13
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+500%
|
14−16
−500%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 33
+450%
|
6−7
−450%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 19
+533%
|
3−4
−533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 48
+500%
|
8−9
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Dota 2 | 51
+467%
|
9−10
−467%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| Fortnite | 31
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+517%
|
6−7
−517%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 28
+460%
|
5−6
−460%
|
| God of War | 11
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+500%
|
14−16
−500%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Dota 2 | 48
+500%
|
8−9
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+533%
|
3−4
−533%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+517%
|
6−7
−517%
|
| God of War | 8
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Valorant | 37
+517%
|
6−7
−517%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+481%
|
16−18
−481%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| God of War | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+514%
|
7−8
−514%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 18
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| God of War | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 450% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 700% faster in 1440p
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 900% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.18 | 1.52 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 7 February 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 199 Watt |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 438.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1226.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook graphics card while FirePro V3900 is a workstation one.
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