GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 vs FireStream 9350
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Cypress | AD104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2010 (15 years ago) | 20 August 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
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 | 1440 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1920 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 50.40 | 455.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.016 TFLOPS | 29.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 72 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 240 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 480.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2010 | 20 August 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 200 Watt |
FireStream 9350 has 33.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 4070 GDDR6, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireStream 9350 and GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireStream 9350 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 is a desktop one.
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