Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs FirePro S9000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro S9000 with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms S9000 by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 439 | 254 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.44 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.13 | 54.57 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | AD107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 24 August 2012 (13 years ago) | 26 February 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2025 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 12 MB |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 12.09 | 24.84 |
| Recency | 24 August 2012 | 26 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 35 Watt |
FirePro S9000 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 105.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9000 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro S9000 is a workstation graphics card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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