GeForce RTX 3060 vs FirePro S9050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S9050 with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

FirePro S9050
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
11.76

RTX 3060 outperforms S9050 by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking463118
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.13
Power efficiency4.0518.48
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameTahitiGA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 August 2014 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores17923584
Core clock speed900 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8199.0
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs112112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28
L1 Cache448 KB3.5 MB
L2 Cache768 KB3 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length254 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 12-pin

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 amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s360.0 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 Connectors1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FirePro S9050 11.76
RTX 3060 40.53
+245%

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 S9050 4901
Samples: 2
RTX 3060 16884
+245%
Samples: 2905

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
−72%
107
1440p16−1860
+275%
4K10−1240
+300%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.07
1440pno data5.48
4Kno data8.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 120−130 120−130
Counter-Strike 2 220−230 220−230
Cyberpunk 2077 79 79
Resident Evil 4 Remake 110−120 110−120

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 120−130 120−130
Battlefield 5 130−140 130−140
Counter-Strike 2 220−230 220−230
Cyberpunk 2077 78 78
Far Cry 5 146 146
Fortnite 170−180 170−180
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 150−160
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 150−160
Valorant 240−250 240−250

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 120−130 120−130
Battlefield 5 130−140 130−140
Counter-Strike 2 220−230 220−230
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 270−280
Cyberpunk 2077 75 75
Dota 2 156 156
Far Cry 5 135 135
Fortnite 170−180 170−180
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 150−160
Grand Theft Auto V 141 141
Metro Exodus 81 81
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 150−160
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 179 179
Valorant 240−250 240−250

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140 130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 64 64
Dota 2 147 147
Far Cry 5 127 127
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 150−160
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 150−160
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87 87
Valorant 240−250 240−250

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 170−180 170−180

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−110 100−110
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290 280−290
Grand Theft Auto V 81 81
Metro Exodus 50 50
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 270−280 270−280

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110 100−110
Cyberpunk 2077 39 39
Far Cry 5 94 94
Forza Horizon 4 110−120 110−120
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72 72

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 110−120 110−120

4K
High

Atomic Heart 30−35 30−35
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 45−50
Grand Theft Auto V 82 82
Metro Exodus 32 32
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65 65
Valorant 250−260 250−260

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70 65−70
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 18 18
Dota 2 115 115
Far Cry 5 48 48
Forza Horizon 4 75−80 75−80
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60 55−60

4K
Epic

Fortnite 55−60 55−60

This is how FirePro S9050 and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 257% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 275% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.76 40.53
Recency 7 August 2014 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 170 Watt

RTX 3060 has a 245% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 71% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9050 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro S9050 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.

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