Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs FirePro S9000
Aggregated performance score
FirePro S9000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 16 by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 358 | 365 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 4.31 | 8.85 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Vega Mobile |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 24 August 2012 (11 years ago) | 15 November 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | no data |
| Current price | $433 (0.2x MSRP) | $511 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Pro Vega 16 has 105% better value for money than FirePro S9000.
Technical specs
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 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1190 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 76.16 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,226 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on FirePro S9000 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 |
Memory
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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 1024 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 307.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
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 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 16 by 5% based on our aggregated 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 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 16 by 5% 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 | 60−65
+1.7%
| 59
−1.7%
|
| 4K | 35−40
−8.6%
| 38
+8.6%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 13.07 | 12.42 |
| Recency | 24 August 2012 | 15 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 75 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro S9000 and Radeon Pro Vega 16.
Be aware that FirePro S9000 is a workstation card while Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a mobile workstation 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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