FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R9 M270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M270X
Main Specs
FirePro W9000
Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)
350 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M270X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M270X are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4375 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
6−7
ultra / 1080p
21−24
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
55−60
10−12
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
60−65
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
250−260
130−140
medium / 768p
220−230
100−110
ultra / 1080p
180−190
50−55
QHD / 1440p
110−120
27−30
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
75−80
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 149% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
100−110
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
45−50
8−9
ultra / 1080p
40−45
7−8
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
3−4
low / 720p
80−85
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Far Cry 5 is 422% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
60−65
medium / 1080p
110−120
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Fortnite is 277% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
60−65
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−12
QHD / 1440p
30−35
1−2
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
65−70
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 425% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
140−150
50−55
medium / 768p
120−130
45−50
high / 1080p
70−75
12−14
ultra / 1080p
30−35
6−7
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 220% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
20−22
3−4
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
12−14
medium / 1080p
30−35
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
120−130
90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
10−12
medium / 1080p
35−40
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 344% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
130−140
24−27
medium / 768p
85−90
16−18
high / 1080p
45−50
9−10
ultra / 1080p
24−27
6−7
4K / 2160p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 421% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
high / 768p
60−65
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in World of Tanks is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
Full Specs
FirePro W9000
Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture
GCN 1.0
GCN 1.0
Code name
Tahiti
Venus
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
14 June 2012
21 March 2014
Pipelines
2048
640
Core clock speed
975 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
775 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
124.8
31.00
Floating-point performance
3,994 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
279 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
72 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
460 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
Dual-link DVI support
+
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