FirePro S9050 vs Quadro CX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9050 and Quadro CX. 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 S9050 and Quadro CX. 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 S9050 Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro S9050 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 1524 GB more memory, than FirePro S9050.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 298 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro CX is 13 mm longer, than FirePro S9050.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 3900 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 1−2
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 10−12
medium / 1080p 24−27 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 460% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro CX
Architecture GCN 1.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name Tahiti GT200B
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2014 11 November 2008
Pipelines 1792 192
Core clock speed 900 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 38.53
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 254 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 1.3
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor full height / full length
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