GeForce RTX 4080 vs FirePro S9050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S9050 with GeForce RTX 4080, including specs and performance data.

FirePro S9050
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
12.70

RTX 4080 outperforms S9050 by a whopping 607% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data28.94
Power efficiency3.9119.42
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiAD103
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 August 2014 (10 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores17929728
Core clock speed900 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2505 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8761.5
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs32112
TMUs112304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length254 mm310 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s716.8 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 Connectors1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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 12.70
RTX 4080 89.76
+607%

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 4080 34630
+607%

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 HD30−35
−707%
242
+707%
1440p21−24
−681%
164
+681%
4K14−16
−693%
111
+693%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.95
1440pno data7.31
4Kno data10.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 262
+0%
262
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 217
+0%
217
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+0%
210
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 512
+0%
512
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 189
+0%
189
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 190
+0%
190
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 396
+0%
396
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 480
+0%
480
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 259
+0%
259
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 164
+0%
164
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 153
+0%
153
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 332
+0%
332
+0%
Metro Exodus 149
+0%
149
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 390
+0%
390
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
+0%
191
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+0%
187
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+0%
100
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 195
+0%
195
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 87
+0%
87
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

This is how FirePro S9050 and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 707% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 681% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 693% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.70 89.76
Recency 7 August 2014 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 320 Watt

FirePro S9050 has 42.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 606.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 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 4080 is a desktop one.


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

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AMD FirePro S9050
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