GeForce RTX 3090 vs FirePro W9000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W9000 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3090 outperforms W9000 by a whopping 332% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 395 | 38 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.40 | 19.11 |
| Power efficiency | 4.13 | 13.97 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GA102 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 September 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,999 | $1,499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 3090 has 4678% better value for money than FirePro W9000.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 | 10496 |
| Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | 556.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.994 TFLOPS | 35.58 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 112 |
| TMUs | 128 | 328 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 328 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 82 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 10.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 6 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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 336 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1219 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 936.2 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 Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.5 |
| 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
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 | 40−45
−375%
| 190
+375%
|
| 1440p | 27−30
−352%
| 122
+352%
|
| 4K | 18−20
−361%
| 83
+361%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 99.98
−1167%
| 7.89
+1167%
|
| 1440p | 148.11
−1105%
| 12.29
+1105%
|
| 4K | 222.17
−1130%
| 18.06
+1130%
|
- RTX 3090 has 1167% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 3090 has 1105% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX 3090 has 1130% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 349
+0%
|
349
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 209
+0%
|
209
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 270
+0%
|
270
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 172
+0%
|
172
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 347
+0%
|
347
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 178
+0%
|
178
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 208
+0%
|
208
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 254
+0%
|
254
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 210
+0%
|
210
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 158
+0%
|
158
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 309
+0%
|
309
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 217
+0%
|
217
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 196
+0%
|
196
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 247
+0%
|
247
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 195
+0%
|
195
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 171
+0%
|
171
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 176
+0%
|
176
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 369
+0%
|
369
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 136
+0%
|
136
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 213
+0%
|
213
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 183
+0%
|
183
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 217
+0%
|
217
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 182
+0%
|
182
+0%
|
| Valorant | 296
+0%
|
296
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 231
+0%
|
231
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 171
+0%
|
171
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 197
+0%
|
197
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 153
+0%
|
153
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 182
+0%
|
182
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 113
+0%
|
113
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 202
+0%
|
202
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 153
+0%
|
153
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how FirePro W9000 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 3090 is 375% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3090 is 352% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3090 is 361% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.69 | 63.50 |
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 1 September 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3090 has a 332.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W9000 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W9000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop one.
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