AMD FirePro S9000 vs Intel HD Graphics 2000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S9000 and Intel HD Graphics 2000 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FirePro S9000

Intel HD Graphics 2000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S9000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 6% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 850 MHz
298.7x more pipelines: 1792 vs 6
316.3x better floating-point performance: 3,226 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
23.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5059 vs 213
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 561 vs 456
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 1039
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 1039

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 August 2012 vs 5 January 2011
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 850 MHz
Pipelines	1792 vs 6
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5059 vs 213
PassMark - G2D Mark	561 vs 456
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 1039

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2000

8.4x more texture fill rate: 850 MTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s

Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S9000
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 2000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5059

213

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

561

456

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

1039

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

1039

Name	AMD FirePro S9000	Intel HD Graphics 2000
PassMark - G3D Mark	5059	213
PassMark - G2D Mark	561	456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.842
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	1039
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S9000	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Generation 6.0
Code name	Tahiti	Sandy Bridge GT1
Launch date	24 August 2012	5 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499
Place in performance rating	686	687
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	900 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Pipelines	1792	6
Texture fill rate	100.8 GTexel / s	850 MTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	189 million
Boost clock speed		1150 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	264 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory		1