AMD FirePro D500 vs AMD FirePro S9000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro D500 and AMD FirePro S9000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D500

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 274 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • 5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.776 vs 9.541
  • 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1063.081 vs 275.278
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.568 vs 1.886
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 65.789 vs 30.049
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 January 2014 vs 24 August 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 274 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.776 vs 9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1063.081 vs 275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.568 vs 1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 65.789 vs 30.049

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S9000

  • Around 24% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 725 MHz
  • Around 45% higher texture fill rate: 100.8 GTexel / s vs 69.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 17% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1536
  • Around 45% better floating-point performance: 3,226 gflops vs 2,227 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 3 GB
  • Around 8% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 5080 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3707 vs 3685
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3707 vs 3685
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 725 MHz
Texture fill rate 100.8 GTexel / s vs 69.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1792 vs 1536
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops vs 2,227 gflops
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 3 GB
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3707 vs 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3707 vs 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro D500
GPU 2: AMD FirePro S9000

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.776
9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1063.081
275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.568
1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
65.789
30.049
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3685
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3685
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3357
Name AMD FirePro D500 AMD FirePro S9000
Geekbench - OpenCL 18079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.776 9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1063.081 275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.568 1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 65.789 30.049
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3685 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3685 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 3357
PassMark - G3D Mark 5059
PassMark - G2D Mark 561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 91.842

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro D500 AMD FirePro S9000

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti Tahiti
Launch date 18 January 2014 24 August 2012
Place in performance rating 693 694
Type Workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $2,499

Technical info

Core clock speed 725 MHz 900 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,227 gflops 3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1536 1792
Texture fill rate 69.6 GTexel / s 100.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 274 Watt 350 Watt
Transistor count 4,313 million 4,313 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 243.8 GB / s 264 GB / s
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 5500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5