GeForce RTX 3080 vs FirePro S9050

Place in the ranking	393	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	46.29
Power efficiency	3.87	14.01
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Tahiti	GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 August 2014 (10 years ago)	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1792	8704
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	100.8	465.1
Floating-point processing power	3.226 TFLOPS	29.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	112	272
Tensor Cores	no data	272
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	68

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	254 mm	285 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 12-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	12 GB	10 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	760.3 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 Connectors	1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	-	8.5

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 S9050 12.72

RTX 3080 65.44
+414%

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 S9050 4901

RTX 3080 25210
+414%

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 −457%	167 +457%
1440p	24−27 −429%	127 +429%
4K	16−18 −431%	85 +431%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.19
1440p	no data	5.50
4K	no data	8.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	111 +0%	111 +0%
Battlefield 5	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	138 +0%	138 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	116 +0%	116 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	131 +0%	131 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	248 +0%	248 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96 +0%	96 +0%
Battlefield 5	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 +0%	134 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	118 +0%	118 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	326 +0%	326 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	238 +0%	238 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 +0%	88 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	131 +0%	131 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	110 +0%	110 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	182 +0%	182 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	287 +0%	287 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	149 +0%	149 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	101 +0%	101 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

131

+0%

131

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +0%	86 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	112 +0%	112 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	151 +0%	151 +0%
Metro Exodus	107 +0%	107 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	219 +0%	219 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	247 +0%	247 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

130

+0%

130

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Hitman 3	57 +0%	57 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	142 +0%	142 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +0%	115 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +0%	52 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +0%	43 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	135 +0%	135 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 +0%	54 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how FirePro S9050 and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 457% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 429% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 431% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.72	65.44
Recency	7 August 2014	1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	10 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	320 Watt

FirePro S9050 has a 20% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 42.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080, on the other hand, has a 414.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9050 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro S9050 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.