GeForce RTX 3090 vs FirePro S9050

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Aggregate performance score

FirePro S9050
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
12.68

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro S9050 by a whopping 447% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking36619
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.2816.59
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTahitiAmpere GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 August 2014 (9 years ago)24 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499
Current price$782 $1198 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 has 628% better value for money than FirePro S9050.

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 cores179210496
Core clock speed900 MHz1400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1700 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8556.0
Floating-point performance3,226 gflopsno data

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 mm313 mm
Width2-slot3-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5500 MHz19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s936.2 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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDAno data8.5

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 S9050 12.68
RTX 3090 69.33
+447%

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro S9050 by 447% 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 S9050 4901
RTX 3090 26804
+447%

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro S9050 by 447% 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 HD35−40
−457%
195
+457%
1440p24−27
−454%
133
+454%
4K16−18
−488%
94
+488%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.68 69.33
Recency 7 August 2014 24 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 350 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is a desktop 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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