GeForce RTX 4070 vs FirePro S10000

Place in performance ranking	371	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	31
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	26.91
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Tahiti	AD104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 November 2012 (11 years ago)	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,599	$599
Current price	$22 (0x MSRP)	$791 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 886% better value for money than S10000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	4096	5888
Core clock speed	825 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	750 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	106.4	455.4
Floating-point performance	2x 3,405 gflops	no data

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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	305 mm	240 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 16-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	480 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

S10000 12.35

RTX 4070 69.86
+466%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms FirePro S10000 by 466% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

S10000 4768

RTX 4070 26979
+466%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms FirePro S10000 by 466% in Passmark.

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 HD	35−40 −491%	207 +491%
1440p	21−24 −481%	122 +481%
4K	12−14 −508%	73 +508%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
−517%

216

+517%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −517%	110−120 +517%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −486%	120−130 +486%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −537%	220−230 +537%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −467%	110−120 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −480%	174 +480%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −550%	110−120 +550%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −470%	170−180 +470%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −523%	210−220 +523%
Hitman 3	21−24 −481%	120−130 +481%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −488%	470 +488%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −500%	140−150 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −490%	120−130 +490%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −467%	482 +467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −543%	130−140 +543%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −517%	110−120 +517%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −486%	120−130 +486%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −537%	220−230 +537%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −467%	110−120 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −496%	143 +496%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −550%	110−120 +550%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −470%	170−180 +470%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −523%	210−220 +523%
Hitman 3	21−24 −481%	120−130 +481%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −490%	290−300 +490%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −500%	84 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −490%	120−130 +490%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −478%	376 +478%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −485%	351 +485%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −543%	130−140 +543%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −517%	110−120 +517%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −486%	120−130 +486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −467%	110−120 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −510%	128 +510%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −550%	110−120 +550%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −523%	210−220 +523%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −486%	293 +486%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −485%	322 +485%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −467%	170 +467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −490%	124 +490%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
−490%

120−130

+490%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −515%	160−170 +515%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −500%	140−150 +500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −486%	80−85 +486%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −521%	85−90 +521%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −489%	100−110 +489%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −479%	81 +479%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −470%	171 +470%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −522%	160−170 +522%
Hitman 3	18−20 −467%	100−110 +467%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −534%	222 +534%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −496%	143 +496%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −534%	222 +534%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −500%	120−130 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −481%	93 +481%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
−539%

110−120

+539%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −529%	85−90 +529%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −475%	65−70 +475%
Hitman 3	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −494%	100−110 +494%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −500%	84 +500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −539%	115 +539%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −480%	55−60 +480%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −478%	50−55 +478%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −500%	36 +500%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −525%	50−55 +525%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −476%	120−130 +476%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −519%	130 +519%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −500%	96 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −525%	50 +525%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−533%

75−80
+533%

This is how S10000 and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 491% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 481% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 508% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.35	69.86
Recency	12 November 2012	13 April 2023
Cost	$3599	$599
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	750 Watt	200 Watt