FirePro W9000 vs GeForce 9800 GTX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and GeForce 9800 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 W9000 stacks up against GeForce 9800 GTX, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce 9800 GTX
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 140 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro W9000 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 9800 GTX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 506 GB more memory, than FirePro W9000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 9800 GTX - with Tesla.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 713 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce 9800 GTX - by 65 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W9000 is 269 mm longer, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4400 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

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 GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce 9800 GTX
Architecture GCN 1.0 Tesla
Code name Tahiti G92
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 28 March 2008
Pipelines 2048 128
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1688 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 754 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 43.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 432.1 gflops
Length 279 mm 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 70.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 128
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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