FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290 with FirePro W9000, including specs and performance data.

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
21.00
+31.8%

R9 290 outperforms W9000 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking262339
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.020.95
Power efficiency5.243.99
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameHawaiiTahiti
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date5 November 2013 (11 years ago)14 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290 has 744% better value for money than FirePro W9000.

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 cores25602048
Core clock speed947 MHz975 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate151.5124.8
Floating-point processing power4.849 TFLOPS3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs160128

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm279 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s264 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
HDMI+-
StereoOutput3D-+
Dual-link DVI support-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

R9 290 21.00
+31.8%
FirePro W9000 15.93

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.

R9 290 8093
+31.9%
FirePro W9000 6138

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 21.00 15.93
Recency 5 November 2013 14 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 350 Watt

R9 290 has a 31.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 27.3% lower power consumption.

FirePro W9000, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W9000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290 is a desktop card while FirePro W9000 is a workstation one.


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