Radeon 780M vs FirePro S9000

Place in performance ranking	361	283
Place by popularity	not in top-100	57
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.60	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Tahiti	Phoenix
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	24 August 2012 (11 years ago)	5 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.

no data

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 cores	1792	768
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3000 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	54 Watt (35 - 54 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	100.8	139.2
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro S9000 and Radeon 780M 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.

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	None

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	384 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort count	1	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 13.10

Radeon 780M 18.35
+40.1%

Radeon 780M outperforms FirePro S9000 by 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro S9000 5059

Radeon 780M 7088
+40.1%

Radeon 780M outperforms FirePro S9000 by 40% in Passmark.

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 HD	24−27 −50%	36 +50%
1440p	14−16 −50%	21 +50%
4K	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−44.4%

39
+44.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −54.2%	35−40 +54.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −47.6%	31 +47.6%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −63.3%	45−50 +63.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −52.7%	80−85 +52.7%
Hitman 3	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −49.2%	97 +49.2%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −52.5%	60−65 +52.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −45.7%	50−55 +45.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −42.2%	64 +42.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −51.9%	41 +51.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −54.2%	35−40 +54.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −50%	24 +50%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −63.3%	45−50 +63.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −52.7%	80−85 +52.7%
Hitman 3	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −46%	70−75 +46%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −50%	21 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −45.7%	50−55 +45.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −51.4%	53 +51.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −53.3%	46 +53.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −60%	55−60 +60%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −54.2%	35−40 +54.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −52.7%	80−85 +52.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −51.4%	53 +51.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −53.3%	46 +53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −61.1%	29 +61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −50%	18 +50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−45.7%

50−55
+45.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −50%	27 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Hitman 3	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −54.2%	35−40 +54.2%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −41.7%	30−35 +41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −52.4%	32 +52.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −42.9%	20 +42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−42.9%

30−33
+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Hitman 3	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −42.9%	20−22 +42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −50%	15 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −42.9%	20−22 +42.9%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%