CMP 30HX vs FirePro S9000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro S9000 and CMP 30HX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
CMP 30HX outperforms S9000 by a minimal 3% 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 | 431 | 425 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.43 | 4.67 |
| Power efficiency | 4.09 | 7.56 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | TU116 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 24 August 2012 (13 years ago) | 25 February 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | $799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
CMP 30HX has 986% better value for money than FirePro S9000.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 6,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 125 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 157.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 5.027 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 112 | 88 |
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 1.0 x4 |
| Length | 267 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 336.0 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 DisplayPort | No outputs |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 12.07 | 12.40 |
| Recency | 24 August 2012 | 25 February 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 125 Watt |
CMP 30HX has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 180% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro S9000 and CMP 30HX.
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