FirePro S9000 vs Radeon R9 390X

When choosing between FirePro S9000 and Radeon R9 390X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro S9000 and Radeon R9 390X.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9000 has 27% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 390X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • FirePro S9000 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 390X is 8 mm longer, than FirePro S9000.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 4450 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 50−55
ultra / 1080p 21−24 30−35
QHD / 1440p 16−18 24−27
4K / 2160p 10−11 14−16
low / 720p 60−65 75−80
medium / 1080p 40−45 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 34% more, than FirePro S9000.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon R9 390X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Grenada XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 August 2012 16 June 2015
Pipelines 1792 2816
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 184.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 384 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 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 684 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.5 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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