FirePro S9000 vs GeForce GTX 970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 970, 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 S9000 stacks up against GeForce GTX 970, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce GTX 970
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 148 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • FirePro S9000 has 136% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 150 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.
  • FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9000 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 5493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 50−55
ultra / 1080p 21−24 30−35
QHD / 1440p 16−18 27−30
4K / 2160p 10−11 14−16
low / 720p 60−65 75−80
medium / 1080p 40−45 60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than FirePro S9000.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 GeForce GTX 970
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 August 2012 19 September 2014
Pipelines 1792 1664
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1050 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 109 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 3,920 gflops
Length 267 mm 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 224 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) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
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
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Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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