FirePro W9000 vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 280M SLI, 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 GTX 280M SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 280M SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 280M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W9000 has 133% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 390 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4550 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

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 GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 280M SLI
Architecture GCN 1.0 G9x
Code name Tahiti N10E-GTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 2 March 2009
Pipelines 2048 256
Core clock speed 975 MHz 585 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
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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