FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Radeon R6 Kaveri, 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 W9000 stacks up against Radeon R6 Kaveri, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 Radeon R6 Kaveri here:

Radeon R6 Kaveri Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro W9000	Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - in Laptops.
FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 442 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
FirePro W9000 and Radeon R6 Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	0−1
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	1−2
medium / 1080p	40−45	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	0−1
medium / 1080p	60−65	−
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W9000 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	60−65
medium / 768p	220−230	27−30
ultra / 1080p	180−190	7−8
QHD / 1440p	110−120	−
4K / 2160p	70−75	−
high / 768p	210−220	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	0−1
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
FirePro W9000 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	45−50
medium / 768p	110−120	10−11
ultra / 1080p	100−110	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	45−50	−
ultra / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	80−85	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	−
high / 1080p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	21−24
medium / 1080p	110−120	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Fortnite is 740% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	60−65	0−1
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	30−35	0−1
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	0−1
medium / 1080p	65−70	0−1
low / 768p	140−150	18−20
medium / 768p	120−130	−
high / 1080p	70−75	0−1
ultra / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	65−70	0−1
medium / 1080p	30−35	−
low / 768p	130−140	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	120−130	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Minecraft is 75% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	100−110	8−9
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	0−1
medium / 1080p	35−40	−
low / 768p	130−140	0−1
medium / 768p	85−90	−
high / 1080p	45−50	−
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
4K / 2160p	16−18	−
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	50−55	0−1
high / 768p	60−65	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.

Full Specs

	FirePro W9000	Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.1
Code name	Tahiti	Kaveri
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	14 June 2012	4 June 2014
Pipelines	2048	384
Core clock speed	975 MHz	533 MHz
Boost Clock		654 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	124.8
Floating-point performance	3,994 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s
Shared memory		+
DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	460 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

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