FirePro S9050 vs GeForce 8800 GTX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and GeForce 8800 GTX, 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 GeForce 8800 GTX, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce 8800 GTX
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 155 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 768 MB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro S9050 has 45% more power consumption, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 8800 GTX uses PCIe 1.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 756 GB more memory, than FirePro S9050.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 8800 GTX - with Tesla.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 324 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce 8800 GTX - by 90 nm process technology.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is 16 mm longer, than FirePro S9050.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 4600 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce 8800 GTX
Architecture GCN 1.0 Tesla
Code name Tahiti G80
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2014 8 November 2006
Pipelines 1792 128
Core clock speed 900 MHz 576 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 681 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 90 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 345.6 gflops
Length 254 mm 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 86.4 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 +
CUDA cores 575
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Form factor full height / full length
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