Quadro FX 4700 X2 vs FirePro V3900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V3900 and Quadro FX 4700 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro V3900
2012
1 GB GDDR3, 199 Watt
1.66

FX 4700 X2 outperforms V3900 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking946927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency2.280.53
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTurksG92
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 February 2012 (12 years ago)18 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores480128
Core clock speed650 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors716 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)199 Watt226 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6038.40
Floating-point processing power0.624 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2464

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 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorhalf height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth28 GB/s51.2 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 DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

FirePro V3900 1.66
FX 4700 X2 1.76
+6%

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.

FirePro V3900 640
FX 4700 X2 676
+5.6%

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 1.66 1.76
Recency 7 February 2012 18 April 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 199 Watt 226 Watt

FirePro V3900 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 13.6% lower power consumption.

FX 4700 X2, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro V3900 and Quadro FX 4700 X2.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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