FirePro S9000 vs FirePro W5100

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 and FirePro W5100. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S9000 and FirePro W5100. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FirePro S9000
FirePro W5100

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 FirePro W5100
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
 
  • FirePro S9000 has 600% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9000 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and FirePro W5100 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 30 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.
  • FirePro S9000 and FirePro W5100 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9000 is 96 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 FirePro W5100
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Tahiti Bonaire
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 August 2012 31 March 2014
Pipelines 1792 768
Core clock speed 900 MHz 930 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 44.64
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 1,428 gflops
Length 267 mm 171 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 163 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 1 4
Dual-link DVI support + +