FirePro S9050 vs GeForce GTX 970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970 with FirePro S9050, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 148 Watt
24.08
+96.6%

GTX 970 outperforms S9050 by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking234409
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.36no data
Power efficiency11.523.86
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Tahiti
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)7 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores16641792
Core clock speed1050 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate122.5100.8
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs5632
TMUs104112

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm254 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s264 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

GTX 970 24.08
+96.6%
FirePro S9050 12.25

  • Passmark

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.

GTX 970 9637
+96.6%
FirePro S9050 4901

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 HD81
+103%
40−45
−103%
1440p54
+100%
27−30
−100%
4K38
+111%
18−20
−111%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.06no data
1440p6.09no data
4K8.66no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+108%
65−70
−108%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+107%
45−50
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+108%
65−70
−108%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+123%
35−40
−123%
Fortnite 110−120
+113%
55−60
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+109%
45−50
−109%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+114%
35−40
−114%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+102%
45−50
−102%
Valorant 160−170
+104%
80−85
−104%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+107%
45−50
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+108%
65−70
−108%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+112%
120−130
−112%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Dota 2 120−130
+102%
60−65
−102%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+123%
35−40
−123%
Fortnite 82
+105%
40−45
−105%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+109%
45−50
−109%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+114%
35−40
−114%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+103%
35−40
−103%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Metro Exodus 39
+117%
18−20
−117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+102%
45−50
−102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+103%
40−45
−103%
Valorant 160−170
+104%
80−85
−104%
Battlefield 5 48
+100%
24−27
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Dota 2 120−130
+102%
60−65
−102%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+123%
35−40
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+109%
45−50
−109%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+117%
24−27
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+105%
21−24
−105%
Valorant 160−170
+104%
80−85
−104%
Fortnite 60
+100%
30−33
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+117%
24−27
−117%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+108%
80−85
−108%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Metro Exodus 24
+100%
12−14
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+106%
85−90
−106%
Valorant 200−210
+102%
100−105
−102%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+120%
30−33
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+121%
24−27
−121%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Fortnite 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+119%
21−24
−119%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Metro Exodus 13
+117%
6−7
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
Valorant 130−140
+111%
65−70
−111%
Battlefield 5 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Dota 2 75−80
+120%
35−40
−120%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+100%
9−10
−100%
Fortnite 22
+120%
10−11
−120%

This is how GTX 970 and FirePro S9050 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970 is 103% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970 is 100% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970 is 111% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.08 12.25
Recency 19 September 2014 7 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 225 Watt

GTX 970 has a 96.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 52% lower power consumption.

FirePro S9050, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9050 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop card while FirePro S9050 is a workstation one.

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