AMD FirePro V3900 vs AMD Radeon HD 6450

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro V3900 and AMD Radeon HD 6450 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro V3900

AMD Radeon HD 6450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro V3900

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
3.1x more texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
3x more pipelines: 480 vs 160
3.1x better floating-point performance: 624.0 gflops vs 200.0 gflops
2.3x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 800 MHz
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 640 vs 198
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 237 vs 119
2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1564 vs 633
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.646 vs 1.878
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 279.435 vs 97.327
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.468 vs 0.231
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.784 vs 4.982
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 58.58 vs 19.314
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1311 vs 497
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1631 vs 810
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1627
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1311 vs 497
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1631 vs 810
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1627

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 February 2012 vs 7 April 2011
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines	480 vs 160
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops vs 200.0 gflops
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	640 vs 198
PassMark - G2D Mark	237 vs 119
Geekbench - OpenCL	1564 vs 633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.646 vs 1.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	279.435 vs 97.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.468 vs 0.231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.784 vs 4.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	58.58 vs 19.314
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1311 vs 497
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1631 vs 810
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 1627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1311 vs 497
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1631 vs 810
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 1627

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6450

6.6x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 199 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 199 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro V3900
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6450

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

640

198

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

237

119

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

633

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.646

1.878

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

279.435

97.327

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.468

0.231

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.784

4.982

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

58.58

19.314

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1311

497

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1631

810

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

1627

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1311

497

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1631

810

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

1627

Name	AMD FirePro V3900	AMD Radeon HD 6450
PassMark - G3D Mark	640	198
PassMark - G2D Mark	237	119
Geekbench - OpenCL	1564	633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.646	1.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	279.435	97.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.468	0.231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.784	4.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	58.58	19.314
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1311	497
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1631	810
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	1627
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1311	497
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1631	810
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	1627
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro V3900	AMD Radeon HD 6450
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	TeraScale 2
Code name	Turks	Caicos
Launch date	7 February 2012	7 April 2011
Place in performance rating	1341	1627
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$55
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.02
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	200.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	480	160
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s	5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	199 Watt	30 Watt
Transistor count	716 million	370 million
Boost clock speed		750 MHz
Stream Processors		160
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort count	1
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
DisplayPort support
Eyefinity
HDMI
Number of Eyefinity displays		4
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 2.0 x8
Form factor	Half Height / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	28 GB / s	8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire