Switch GPU 16nm vs FirePro W9000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 395 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.40 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.13 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GM20B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 16 August 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,999 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 384 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 768 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 2,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | 12.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.994 TFLOPS | 0.3932 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 128 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | no 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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 279 mm | 239 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
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 | No outputs |
| 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 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1 |
| CUDA | - | 5.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 16 August 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 15 Watt |
FirePro W9000 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Switch GPU 16nm, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 2233% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W9000 and Switch GPU 16nm. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W9000 is a workstation graphics card while Switch GPU 16nm is a desktop one.
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