FirePro S9000 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between FirePro S9000 and Radeon R9 280 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 Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9000 has 75% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 and Radeon R9 280 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • FirePro S9000 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 8 mm longer, than FirePro S9000.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 4250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

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 Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon R9 280
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 August 2012 4 March 2014
Pipelines 1792 1792
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 104.5
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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