FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M470. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M470. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 M470
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 M470.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon R9 M470.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2
Code name Tahiti Saturn
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 14 May 2016
Pipelines 2048 768
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 48.00
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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