FirePro W9000 vs GRID M6 8Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and GRID M6 8Q, 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 W9000 stacks up against GRID M6 8Q, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GRID M6 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 250% more power consumption, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W9000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GRID M6 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 253 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • FirePro W9000 and GRID M6 8Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 488 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GRID M6 8Q.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GRID M6 8Q
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 30 August 2015
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 975 MHz 722 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 69.31
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 2,218 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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