FirePro W9000 vs Quadro 6000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and Quadro 6000. 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 W9000 and Quadro 6000. 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 W9000 Quadro 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 204 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro W9000 has 71% more power consumption, than Quadro 6000.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 and Quadro 6000 have maximum RAM of 6 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 6000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 401 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 6000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W9000 is 31 mm longer, than Quadro 6000.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 2512 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Quadro 6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro 6000
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 10 December 2010
Pipelines 2048 448
Core clock speed 975 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 32.14
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 279 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 91 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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