FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 270X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W9000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W9000 has 94% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 10−11
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 45−50
medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 270X.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 270X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Curacao XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 8 October 2013
Pipelines 2048 1280
Core clock speed 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 84.00
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 2,688 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 318 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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