FirePro W9000 X2 vs GeForce RTX 4090 Ti
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 | 54 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | AD102 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2023 (1 year ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,599 |
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 | 18176 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 2325 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2565 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 76,300 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 600 Watt | 375 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1,457 | 106.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 93.24 TFLOPS | 3.405 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 192 | 32 |
| TMUs | 568 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | 568 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 142 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 336 mm | 305 mm |
| Width | 3-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 16-pin | 2x 8-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 | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.15 TB/s | 240.0 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 600 Watt | 375 Watt |
RTX 4090 Ti has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
W9000 X2, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4090 Ti and FirePro W9000 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 Ti is a desktop card while FirePro W9000 X2 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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