FirePro S9000 vs FirePro W8100

In this comparison between FirePro S9000 and FirePro W8100 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro S9000 will be the best choice, for others FirePro W8100 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
FirePro S9000
FirePro W8100

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 FirePro W8100
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 220 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
 
  • FirePro S9000 has 59% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro S9000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and FirePro W8100 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 76 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro S9000 and FirePro W8100 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 12 mm longer, than FirePro S9000.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro S9000 and FirePro W8100 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 FirePro W8100
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Tahiti Hawaii
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 August 2012 23 June 2014
Pipelines 1792 2560
Core clock speed 900 MHz 824 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 131.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 4,219 gflops
Length 267 mm 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 320 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 466 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 1 4
Dual-link DVI support + +