FirePro S9050 vs GeForce GTX 960

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTX 960. 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 S9050 and GeForce GTX 960. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 960
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • FirePro S9050 has 87% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9050 has 8 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 960 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 227 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTX 960 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9050 is 245 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 5493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro S9050.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTX 960
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM206
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2014 22 January 2015
Pipelines 1792 1024
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1127 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,413 gflops
Length 254 mm 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
Form factor full height / full length
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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