FirePro D500 vs FirePro W9000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W9000 and FirePro D500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
W9000 outperforms D500 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 410 | 501 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.39 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.14 | 2.87 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (14 years ago) | 18 January 2014 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 274 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | 69.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.994 TFLOPS | 2.227 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 96 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 768 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 279 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1270 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 243.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.55 | 10.10 |
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 18 January 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 274 Watt |
FirePro W9000 has a 44% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
FirePro D500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 22% lower power consumption.
The FirePro W9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.
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