GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs FirePro S9000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S9000 with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FirePro S9000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
12.66

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms S9000 by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking389125
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.07no data
Power efficiency4.0351.67
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiAD107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date24 August 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores17922560
Core clock speed900 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1755 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8140.4
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs11280
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
DisplayPort count1no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro S9000 12.66
RTX 4050 Mobile 36.10
+185%

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.

FirePro S9000 5059
RTX 4050 Mobile 14425
+185%

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 HD30−35
−217%
95
+217%
1440p16−18
−200%
48
+200%
4K10−12
−210%
31
+210%

Cost per frame, $

1080p83.30no data
1440p156.19no data
4K249.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+0%
41
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 204
+0%
204
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Valorant 185
+0%
185
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Dota 2 140
+0%
140
+0%
Far Cry 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+0%
168
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
+0%
126
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Dota 2 162
+0%
162
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 145
+0%
145
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Valorant 138
+0%
138
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 58
+0%
58
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 58
+0%
58
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
World of Tanks 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%
Valorant 92
+0%
92
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Dota 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
+0%
64
+0%
Metro Exodus 45
+0%
45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+0%
53
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

This is how FirePro S9000 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 217% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 210% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.66 36.10
Recency 24 August 2012 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 185.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro S9000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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