FirePro S9000 vs GeForce 930M

In this comparison between FirePro S9000 and GeForce 930M 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 GeForce 930M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 930M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce 930M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9000 has 960% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
  • FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 930M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 930M.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 930M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 930M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930M is 28 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.
  • FirePro S9000 and GeForce 930M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 3700 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce 930M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 August 2012 12 March 2015
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 928 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 22.58
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 722.7 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 84 Mh/s
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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