FirePro S9000 vs GeForce GTX 480M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 480M. 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 S9000 and GeForce GTX 480M. 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.

GeForce GTX 480M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 480M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce GTX 480M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9000 has 250% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 480M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 480M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 480M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 4300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce GTX 480M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti N11E-GTX-A3
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 August 2012 25 May 2010
Pipelines 1792 352
Core clock speed 900 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 18.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 598.4 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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