Radeon R5 430 OEM vs FirePro W9000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W9000 with Radeon R5 430 OEM, including specs and performance data.
W9000 outperforms R5 430 OEM by a whopping 495% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 395 | 882 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.40 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.13 | 3.80 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Oland |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 30 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 780 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | 18.72 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.994 TFLOPS | 0.599 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 128 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 256 KB |
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 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 36.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 14.69 | 2.47 |
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 30 June 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 50 Watt |
FirePro W9000 has a 495% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R5 430 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 600% lower power consumption.
The FirePro W9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 430 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W9000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R5 430 OEM is a desktop one.
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