FirePro S9000 vs GeForce GTX 980M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M, 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 980M, check out specs charts below.
FirePro S9000
GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M here:
Main Specs
| FirePro S9000 | GeForce GTX 980M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 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 | 8 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
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- FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
- GeForce GTX 980M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro S9000.
- FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
- FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 138 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.
- FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| high / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 60−65 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Battlefield 5 is 7% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 250−260 | 250−260 |
| medium / 768p | 220−230 | 220−230 |
| ultra / 1080p | 180−190 | 180−190 |
| QHD / 1440p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| 4K / 2160p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| high / 768p | 210−220 | 210−220 |
| FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| 4K / 2160p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| low / 720p | 80−85 | 85−90 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| high / 1080p | 60−65 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 27−30 | 30−33 |
| 4K / 2160p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| low / 720p | 180−190 | 180−190 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | 120−130 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Fortnite is 5% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| high / 1080p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Forza Horizon 4 is 7% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| low / 768p | 140−150 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 120−130 | 130−140 |
| high / 1080p | 70−75 | 75−80 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | 9−10 |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Metro Exodus is 10% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| low / 768p | 130−140 | 130−140 |
| medium / 1080p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| FirePro S9000 and GeForce GTX 980M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 10−11 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 8−9 |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| low / 768p | 130−140 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 8% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
| high / 768p | 60−65 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro S9000. | ||
Full Specs
| FirePro S9000 | GeForce GTX 980M | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Maxwell |
| Code name | Tahiti | GM204 |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 August 2012 | 7 October 2014 |
| Pipelines | 1792 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1038 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1127 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 4,313 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 51.84 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,226 gflops | 3,462 gflops |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5500 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 160 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| G-SYNC support | + | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | |
| CUDA cores | 1536 | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| SLI options | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 92 Mh/s | 383 Mh/s |
| Laptop size | large | |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | |
| Optimus | + | |
| Form factor | full height / full length | |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | |
| GameStream | + | |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | |
| GameWorks | + | |
| BatteryBoost | + | |
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