AMD FirePro S9000 videocard review

AMD FirePro S9000

FirePro S9000 videocard released by AMD; release date: 24 August 2012. At the time of release, the videocard cost $2,499. The videocard is designed for workstation-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Tahiti.

Core clock speed - 900 MHz. Texture fill rate - 100.8 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1792. Floating-point performance - 3,226 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 4,313 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 350 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 6 GB. Memory bus width - 384 Bit. Memory clock speed - 5500 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 264 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
5059
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
9.541 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
275.278 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
1.886 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
30.049 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
91.842 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3707 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3357 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3707.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3357.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 5059
PassMark - G2D Mark 561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 9.541 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 275.278 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 1.886 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 30.049 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 91.842 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3707 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3357 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3707.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3357.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti
Launch date 24 August 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $2,499
Place in performance rating 694
Type Workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 900 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1792
Texture fill rate 100.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt
Transistor count 4,313 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 264 GB / s
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5