Radeon Pro W6800X vs FirePro S9000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S9000 and Radeon Pro W6800X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro S9000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
13.11

Pro W6800X outperforms S9000 by a whopping 208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking386102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.0114.07
Power efficiency4.0614.06
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiNavi 21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date24 August 2012 (12 years ago)3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $2,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W6800X has 1293% better value for money than FirePro S9000.

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 cores17923840
Core clock speed900 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2087 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8500.9
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS16.03 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs112240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Apple MPX
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slotQuad-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinApple MPX

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB32 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI-+
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

FirePro S9000 13.11
Pro W6800X 40.33
+208%

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.

FirePro S9000 5059
Pro W6800X 15556
+207%

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 13.11 40.33
Recency 24 August 2012 3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 200 Watt

Pro W6800X has a 207.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6800X is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9000 in performance tests.


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