FirePro S9000 vs Radeon Pro 555X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9000 and Radeon Pro 555X, 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 Radeon Pro 555X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 555X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555X 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 Radeon Pro 555X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon Pro 555X
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9000 has 366% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 555X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555X - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 555X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 45 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 420 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 555X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon Pro 555X
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Tahiti Polaris 21
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 August 2012 5 June 2017
Pipelines 1792 768
Core clock speed 900 MHz 855 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 43.54
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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