GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs FirePro S9150
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 55 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 30.74 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | AD106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2816 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 235 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 158.4 | 244.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.069 TFLOPS | 15.62 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 176 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 256.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 August 2014 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 235 Watt | 115 Watt |
FirePro S9150 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 104.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S9150 and GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S9150 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook 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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