ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP vs FirePro V3900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V3900 with Radeon HD 4650 AGP, including specs and performance data.

FirePro V3900
2012
1 GB GDDR3, 199 Watt
1.66
+207%

V3900 outperforms ATI HD 4650 AGP by a whopping 207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9461225
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.280.77
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameTurksRV730
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 February 2012 (12 years ago)10 September 2008 (16 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 cores480320
Core clock speed650 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors716 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)199 Watt48 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6019.20
Floating-point processing power0.624 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2432

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 x16AGP 8x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorhalf height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth28 GB/s12.8 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+
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)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A

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
+207%
ATI HD 4650 AGP 0.54

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
+209%
ATI HD 4650 AGP 207

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 0.54
Recency 7 February 2012 10 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 199 Watt 48 Watt

FirePro V3900 has a 207.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4650 AGP, on the other hand, has 314.6% lower power consumption.

The FirePro V3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4650 AGP in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro V3900 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4650 AGP is a desktop 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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