FirePro S9050 vs Quadro FX 3800

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and Quadro FX 3800, 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 Quadro FX 3800, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9050 has 108% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro FX 3800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 11 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 300 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9050 is 56 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 3900 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 10−11
medium / 1080p 24−27 1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro FX 3800
Architecture GCN 1.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name Tahiti GT200B
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2014 30 March 2009
Pipelines 1792 192
Core clock speed 900 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 38.40
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 254 mm 198 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 1.3
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor full height / full length
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