FirePro V3900 vs FirePro W4170M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W4170M with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.

W4170M
2015
2 GB GDDR5
2.68
+61.4%

W4170M outperforms V3900 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking800939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.30
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameOpalTurks
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date23 April 2015 (9 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 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 cores384480
Core clock speed825 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data199 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6015.60
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2424

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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.

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)5.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)1.2
Vulkan1.2.170N/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.

W4170M 2.68
+61.4%
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.

W4170M 1035
+61.7%
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 HD21
+75%
12−14
−75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how W4170M and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:

  • W4170M is 75% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.68 1.66
Recency 23 April 2015 7 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

W4170M has a 61.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro W4170M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4170M is a mobile workstation 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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