FirePro S9000 vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with FirePro S9000, including specs and performance data.
980 Mobile outperforms S9000 by an impressive 62% 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 | 318 | 454 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.33 | 0.44 |
| Power efficiency | 7.59 | 4.17 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 24 August 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $395.82 | $2,499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
GTX 980 Mobile has 1566% better value for money than FirePro S9000.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 1064 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1216 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100-200 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 136.2 | 100.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.358 TFLOPS | 3.226 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 264 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | + | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 1 |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| BatteryBoost | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 99
+65%
| 60−65
−65%
|
| 4K | 46
+70.4%
| 27−30
−70.4%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.00
+942%
| 41.65
−942%
|
| 4K | 8.60
+976%
| 92.56
−976%
|
- GTX 980 Mobile has 942% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 980 Mobile has 976% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+72.3%
|
65−70
−72.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 45−50
+66.7%
|
27−30
−66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+64%
|
50−55
−64%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+72.3%
|
65−70
−72.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+73.3%
|
60−65
−73.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+62%
|
50−55
−62%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+68.9%
|
45−50
−68.9%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+63.3%
|
90−95
−63.3%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+64%
|
50−55
−64%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+72.3%
|
65−70
−72.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+68.6%
|
140−150
−68.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+70.8%
|
65−70
−70.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+73.3%
|
60−65
−73.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+62%
|
50−55
−62%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 84
+68%
|
50−55
−68%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+68.9%
|
45−50
−68.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84
+68%
|
50−55
−68%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+63.3%
|
90−95
−63.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+64%
|
50−55
−64%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+70.8%
|
65−70
−70.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+62%
|
50−55
−62%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+68.9%
|
45−50
−68.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+63%
|
27−30
−63%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+63.3%
|
90−95
−63.3%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 100−110
+73.3%
|
60−65
−73.3%
|
| Palworld | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+70.8%
|
24−27
−70.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+69.4%
|
85−90
−69.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+66.7%
|
21−24
−66.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+70%
|
100−105
−70%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+72%
|
100−105
−72%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+62.9%
|
35−40
−62.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+90%
|
10−11
−90%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+66.7%
|
27−30
−66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+66.7%
|
30−33
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+66.7%
|
18−20
−66.7%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+70.4%
|
27−30
−70.4%
|
| Palworld | 27−30
+75%
|
16−18
−75%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+80%
|
10−11
−80%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60
+71.4%
|
35−40
−71.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| Palworld | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+66.7%
|
18−20
−66.7%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+63.1%
|
65−70
−63.1%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
+66.7%
|
18−20
−66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+80%
|
10−11
−80%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+70%
|
40−45
−70%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+64.3%
|
14−16
−64.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+66.7%
|
21−24
−66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24
+75%
|
12−14
−75%
|
| Palworld | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
This is how GTX 980 Mobile and FirePro S9000 compete in popular games:
- GTX 980 Mobile is 65% faster in 1080p
- GTX 980 Mobile is 70% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.62 | 12.14 |
| Recency | 21 September 2015 | 24 August 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 350 Watt |
GTX 980 Mobile has a 62% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 250% lower power consumption.
FirePro S9000, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9000 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while FirePro S9000 is a workstation one.
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