FirePro S9050 vs GeForce 9400 GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9400 GT with FirePro S9050, including specs and performance data.
S9050 outperforms 9400 GT by a whopping 2394% 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 | 1307 | 449 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.72 | 4.00 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | G96C | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 27 August 2008 (17 years ago) | 7 August 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | no data |
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 | 16 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 4.400 | 100.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0448 TFLOPS | 3.226 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 768 KB |
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 | PCI-E 2.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 254 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 264 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 | Dual Link DVI | 1x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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.
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 | 0.47 | 11.72 |
| Recency | 27 August 2008 | 7 August 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
9400 GT has 350% lower power consumption.
FirePro S9050, on the other hand, has a 2393.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
The FirePro S9050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9400 GT is a desktop graphics card while FirePro S9050 is a workstation one.
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