FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R9 290X

In this comparison between FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 290X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W9000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W9000 has 40% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 290X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W9000 is 4 mm longer, than Radeon R9 290X.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than FirePro W9000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 290X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Hawaii XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 24 October 2013
Pipelines 2048 2816
Core clock speed 975 MHz
Boost Clock 947 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 176.0
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 279 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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