FirePro V3900 vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 with FirePro V3900, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.66

V3900 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1197954
Place by popularity93not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.28
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Turks
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 February 2011 (14 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 cores96480
Core clock speed650 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,160 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown199 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6015.60
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs28
TMUs1224

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 supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datahalf height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28 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-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.14.4
OpenCLN/A1.2
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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.66
FirePro V3900 1.66
+152%

  • Passmark

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.

HD Graphics 3000 254
FirePro V3900 640
+152%

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 HD9
−133%
21−24
+133%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Atomic Heart 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Valorant 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Atomic Heart 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 11
−145%
27−30
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 8
−125%
18−20
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Valorant 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 7
−129%
16−18
+129%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Valorant 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Fortnite 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Atomic Heart 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Valorant 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Fortnite 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and FirePro V3900 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro V3900 is 133% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 1.66
Recency 1 February 2011 7 February 2012
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm

HD Graphics 3000 has a 25% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro V3900, on the other hand, has a 151.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The FirePro V3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 3000 is a notebook card while FirePro V3900 is a workstation one.

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