GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs FirePro S9000

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
13.10

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms FirePro S9000 by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking361105
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.63no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameTahitiGN21-X2
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date24 August 2012 (11 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data
Current price$433 (0.2x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores17922560
Core clock speed900 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2370 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate100.8140.4
Floating-point performance3,226 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro S9000 and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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 speed5500 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 support1no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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
CUDAno data8.9

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
−220%
96
+220%
1440p16−18
−206%
49
+206%
4K10−12
−210%
31
+210%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−243%
103
+243%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−229%
65−70
+229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−234%
117
+234%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−215%
120−130
+215%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−229%
75−80
+229%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−207%
83
+207%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−223%
95−100
+223%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−198%
140−150
+198%
Hitman 3 24−27
−233%
80−85
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−216%
150−160
+216%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−220%
110−120
+220%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−213%
90−95
+213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−214%
204
+214%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−237%
118
+237%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−229%
65−70
+229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−207%
92
+207%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−215%
120−130
+215%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−229%
75−80
+229%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−238%
71
+238%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−223%
95−100
+223%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−198%
140−150
+198%
Hitman 3 14−16
−236%
47
+236%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−216%
150−160
+216%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−220%
110−120
+220%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−213%
90−95
+213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−205%
168
+205%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−212%
156
+212%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−220%
95−100
+220%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−229%
65−70
+229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−233%
70
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−229%
75−80
+229%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−210%
65
+210%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−198%
140−150
+198%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−216%
150−160
+216%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−222%
145
+222%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−233%
80
+233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−225%
52
+225%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−213%
90−95
+213%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−213%
75−80
+213%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−203%
90−95
+203%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−200%
40−45
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−207%
40−45
+207%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−228%
55−60
+228%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−200%
36
+200%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−229%
69
+229%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−204%
80−85
+204%
Hitman 3 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−204%
70−75
+204%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−211%
84
+211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−228%
59
+228%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−250%
35
+250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−219%
65−70
+219%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Hitman 3 10−11
−220%
30−35
+220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−206%
45−50
+206%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−230%
33
+230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−236%
47
+236%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−225%
24−27
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−200%
18
+200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−206%
45−50
+206%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−225%
26
+225%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%

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

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 220% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 206% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 210% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.10 39.03
Recency 24 August 2012 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 115 Watt

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.


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