FirePro S9050 vs GeForce GTX 980

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTX 980, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro S9050 stacks up against GeForce GTX 980, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 980
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 165 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
  Check Price Check Price
  • FirePro S9050 has 36% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9050 has 8 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 980 - with Maxwell.
  • FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTX 980 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9050 is 244 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 5493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 55−60
ultra / 1080p 12−14 35−40
QHD / 1440p 6−7 30−35
4K / 2160p 5−6 18−20
low / 720p 35−40 80−85
medium / 1080p 24−27 65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 172% more, than FirePro S9050.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 980
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2014 19 September 2014
Pipelines 1792 2048
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 144 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 4,981 gflops
Length 254 mm 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 224 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 579 Mh/s
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
Form factor full height / full length
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
  Check Price Check Price