FirePro S9150 vs Radeon HD 8870 OEM
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Hawaii |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 January 2013 (13 years ago) | 7 August 2014 (12 years ago) |
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 | 1280 | 2816 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 235 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.00 | 158.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.56 TFLOPS | 5.069 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 176 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 704 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 320 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2013 | 7 August 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 235 Watt |
HD 8870 OEM has 34% lower power consumption.
FirePro S9150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8870 OEM and FirePro S9150. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8870 OEM is a desktop graphics card while FirePro S9150 is a workstation one.
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