GeForce RTX 4090 vs FirePro S10000

Place in performance ranking	371	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	15.38
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Tahiti	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 November 2012 (11 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,599	$1,599
Current price	$22 (0x MSRP)	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 463% 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	16384
Core clock speed	825 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	750 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	106.4	1,290
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	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-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	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	480 GB/s	1,008 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	6.6
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 4090 100.00
+710%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms FirePro S10000 by 710% 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 4090 38618
+710%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms FirePro S10000 by 710% 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	30−35 −783%	265 +783%
1440p	24−27 −779%	211 +779%
4K	18−20 −711%	146 +711%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
−733%

225

+733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −770%	235 +770%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −720%	287 +720%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −713%	240−250 +713%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −722%	222 +722%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −743%	110−120 +743%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −738%	200−210 +738%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −806%	300−350 +806%
Hitman 3	14−16 −779%	120−130 +779%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −768%	434 +768%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −767%	150−160 +767%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −786%	120−130 +786%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −735%	543 +735%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −795%	188 +795%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −719%	221 +719%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −727%	248 +727%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −713%	240−250 +713%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −792%	214 +792%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −743%	110−120 +743%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −738%	200−210 +738%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −806%	300−350 +806%
Hitman 3	14−16 −779%	120−130 +779%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −728%	400−450 +728%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −750%	85 +750%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −786%	120−130 +786%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −743%	548 +743%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −719%	573 +719%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −778%	150−160 +778%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −752%	179 +752%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −715%	220 +715%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −775%	210 +775%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −743%	110−120 +743%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −806%	300−350 +806%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −776%	394 +776%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −732%	541 +732%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −771%	305 +771%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −750%	153 +750%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
−786%

120−130

+786%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −822%	160−170 +822%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −800%	140−150 +800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −761%	155 +761%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −771%	183 +771%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −833%	110−120 +833%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −756%	154 +756%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −786%	186 +786%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −726%	280−290 +726%
Hitman 3	16−18 −763%	130−140 +763%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −762%	388 +762%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −744%	152 +744%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −740%	504 +740%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −793%	268 +793%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −744%	152 +744%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
−821%

120−130

+821%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −780%	85−90 +780%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −763%	65−70 +763%
Hitman 3	10−11 −730%	80−85 +730%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −775%	210 +775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −786%	186 +786%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −833%	280 +833%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −757%	120 +757%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −757%	120 +757%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −767%	50−55 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −789%	80 +789%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −757%	250−260 +757%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −714%	285 +714%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −806%	145 +806%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −736%	117 +736%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
−825%

110−120

+825%

This is how S10000 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 783% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 779% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 711% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.35	100.00
Recency	12 November 2012	20 September 2022
Cost	$3599	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	750 Watt	450 Watt