GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs FirePro S9050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S9050 with GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, including specs and performance data.

FirePro S9050
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
12.71

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms FirePro S9050 by a whopping 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking39210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.01
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiAmpere GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 August 2014 (10 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

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 cores179210752
Core clock speed900 MHz1560 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1860 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8625.0
Floating-point performance3.226 gflops40 gflops

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 mm336 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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 12.71
RTX 3090 Ti 76.97
+506%

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.

FirePro S9050 4901
RTX 3090 Ti 29689
+506%

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
−514%
215
+514%
1440p21−24
−552%
137
+552%
4K16−18
−569%
107
+569%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 219
+0%
219
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 160
+0%
160
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 201
+0%
201
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 138
+0%
138
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 173
+0%
173
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 123
+0%
123
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 152
+0%
152
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 193
+0%
193
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130
+0%
130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 108
+0%
108
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 173
+0%
173
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

This is how FirePro S9050 and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 514% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 552% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 569% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.71 76.97
Recency 7 August 2014 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 450 Watt

FirePro S9050 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 505.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 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 Ti 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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