FirePro S9050 vs GeForce GTX 860M SLI

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

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 860M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2x 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9050 has 87% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 860M SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M SLI - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 129 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTX 860M SLI are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 14−16
QHD / 1440p 6−7 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than FirePro S9050.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 860M SLI
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 12 March 2014
Pipelines 1792 1280
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1029 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2x 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
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