Tesla P4 vs FirePro S9050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S9050 and Tesla P4, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro S9050
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
12.72

Tesla P4 outperforms S9050 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking393241
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.8821.16
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiGP104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 August 2014 (10 years ago)13 September 2016 (8 years ago)

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 cores17922560
Core clock speed900 MHz886 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1114 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8178.2
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS5.704 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112160

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 3.0 x16
Length254 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s192.3 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 DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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
Tesla P4 23.15
+82%

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
Tesla P4 8919
+82%

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 12.72 23.15
Recency 7 August 2014 13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro S9050 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Tesla P4, on the other hand, has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Tesla P4 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9050 in performance tests.


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

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