FirePro V3900 vs GeForce GTX 670

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 670 with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.

GTX 670
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
13.81
+732%

GTX 670 outperforms V3900 by a whopping 732% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking372939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.38no data
Power efficiency5.802.37
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Turks
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

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 cores1344480
Core clock speed915 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt199 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate109.815.60
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs11224

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 width256-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s28 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.24.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 670 13.81
+732%
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.

GTX 670 5329
+733%
FirePro V3900 640

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 670 15615
+898%
FirePro V3900 1564

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 13.81 1.66
Recency 10 May 2012 7 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 199 Watt

GTX 670 has a 731.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 17.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 670 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 670 is a desktop 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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