Quadro K2200 vs FirePro W9000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9000 and Quadro K2200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W9000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
15.89
+72.9%

FirePro W9000 outperforms Quadro K2200 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking316445
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.373.08
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameTahitiGM107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)22 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,999 $395.75
Current price$877 (0.2x MSRP)$313 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W9000 has 9% better value for money than Quadro K2200.

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 cores2048640
Core clock speed975 MHz1046 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt68 Watt
Texture fill rate124.844.96
Floating-point performance3,994 gflops1,439 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 2.0 x16
Length279 mm202 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5500 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s80.19 GB/s

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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
StereoOutput3D1no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDAno data5.0

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 W9000 15.89
+72.9%
Quadro K2200 9.19

FirePro W9000 outperforms Quadro K2200 by 73% based on our aggregate 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 W9000 6138
+73%
Quadro K2200 3549

FirePro W9000 outperforms Quadro K2200 by 73% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

FirePro W9000 31775
+184%
Quadro K2200 11184

FirePro W9000 outperforms Quadro K2200 by 184% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.89 9.19
Recency 14 June 2012 22 July 2014
Cost $3999 $395.75
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 68 Watt

The FirePro W9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2200 in performance tests.


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