FirePro W9000 vs Radeon RX 570

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570 with FirePro W9000, including specs and performance data.

RX 570
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
18.05
+13.5%

RX 570 outperforms W9000 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking300334
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.480.91
Power efficiency10.424.02
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Tahiti
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)14 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 1711% 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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1168 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate159.2124.8
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPS3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs128128

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
Length241 mm279 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s264 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
HDMI+-
StereoOutput3D-+
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131

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.

RX 570 18.05
+13.5%
FirePro W9000 15.91

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.

RX 570 6967
+13.5%
FirePro W9000 6138

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RX 570 31978
+0.6%
FirePro W9000 31775

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 HD81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%
1440p46
+15%
40−45
−15%
4K31
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.0957.13
1440p3.6799.98
4K5.45148.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+24%
50−55
−24%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Battlefield 5 106
+17.8%
90−95
−17.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 80
+14.3%
70−75
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+21.4%
70−75
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 257
+16.8%
220−230
−16.8%
Hitman 3 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+18.7%
75−80
−18.7%
Metro Exodus 101
+18.8%
85−90
−18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+20%
100−105
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 94
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Battlefield 5 98
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 69
+15%
60−65
−15%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+22%
50−55
−22%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+15.9%
220−230
−15.9%
Hitman 3 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+18.7%
75−80
−18.7%
Metro Exodus 82
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 46
+15%
40−45
−15%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+15.4%
65−70
−15.4%
Hitman 3 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+18.7%
75−80
−18.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+22%
50−55
−22%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry 5 30
+25%
24−27
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 149
+14.6%
130−140
−14.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Metro Exodus 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+13.7%
95−100
−13.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+25%
24−27
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Metro Exodus 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+25%
16−18
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+30%
30−33
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

This is how RX 570 and FirePro W9000 compete in popular games:

  • RX 570 is 16% faster in 1080p
  • RX 570 is 15% faster in 1440p
  • RX 570 is 15% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.05 15.91
Recency 18 April 2017 14 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 350 Watt

RX 570 has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W9000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 570 is a desktop card while FirePro W9000 is a workstation one.


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