AMD FirePro S9050 vs NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S9050 and NVIDIA Quadro K6000 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 - 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), Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S9050

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 797 MHz
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 68.324 vs 67.178
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 91.133 vs 88.889
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 6260 vs 3711
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 13032 vs 3356
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 6260 vs 3711
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 13032 vs 3356
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 August 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 797 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 68.324 vs 67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.133 vs 88.889
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 6260 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 13032 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 6260 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 13032 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K6000

  • 2.1x more texture fill rate: 216.5 GTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s
  • Around 61% higher pipelines: 2880 vs 1792
  • Around 61% better floating-point performance: 5,196 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
  • Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 5500 MHz
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8068 vs 4901
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 539 vs 369
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1816.61 vs 1463.376
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.435 vs 6.491
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 355.166 vs 344.551
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12657 vs 7062
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12657 vs 7062
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 216.5 GTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2880 vs 1792
Floating-point performance 5,196 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8068 vs 4901
PassMark - G2D Mark 539 vs 369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1816.61 vs 1463.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 7.435 vs 6.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 355.166 vs 344.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12657 vs 7062
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12657 vs 7062

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S9050
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K6000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
4901
8068
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
369
539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
68.324
67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1463.376
1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.491
7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
91.133
88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
344.551
355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7062
12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6260
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13032
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7062
12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6260
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13032
3356
Name AMD FirePro S9050 NVIDIA Quadro K6000
PassMark - G3D Mark 4901 8068
PassMark - G2D Mark 369 539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 68.324 67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1463.376 1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.491 7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.133 88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 344.551 355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7062 12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 6260 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 13032 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7062 12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 6260 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 13032 3356
Geekbench - OpenCL 24095

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro S9050 NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK110B
Launch date 7 August 2014 23 July 2013
Place in performance rating 373 374
Type Workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $5,265
Price now $833.98
Value for money (0-100) 11.34

Technical info

Core clock speed 900 MHz 797 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 5,196 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1792 2880
Texture fill rate 100.8 GTexel / s 216.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt 225 Watt
Transistor count 4,313 million 7,080 million
Boost clock speed 902 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 254 mm 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 12 GB
Memory bandwidth 264 GB / s 288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5