FirePro S9050 vs GeForce GTX 860M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTX 860M. 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 S9050 and GeForce GTX 860M. 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.

GeForce GTX 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 GTX 860M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 860M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9050 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 8 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 860M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 103 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTX 860M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
QHD / 1440p 6−7 5−6
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 860M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti N15P-GX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 12 March 2014
Pipelines 1792 640
Core clock speed 900 MHz 797 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 43.40
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 1,389 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 80.0 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 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
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