FirePro S9000 vs GRID K520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 and GRID K520. 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 GRID K520. 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.
FirePro S9000
GRID K520

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • FirePro S9000 has 55% more power consumption, than GRID K520.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9000 has 2 GB more memory, than GRID K520.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GRID K520 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 155 MHz higher, than GRID K520.
  • FirePro S9000 and GRID K520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 500 MHz higher, than GRID K520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GRID K520.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 GRID K520
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK104
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 August 2012 23 July 2013
Pipelines 1792 1536
Core clock speed 900 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 95.36
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 76 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +