AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM vs AMD FirePro S9000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), 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).

AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

AMD FirePro S9000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 3% higher texture fill rate: 103.6 GTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s
Around 3% better floating-point performance: 3,315 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 350 Watt
4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 40.311 vs 9.541
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 795.334 vs 275.278
Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.328 vs 1.886
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.205 vs 30.049
Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 181.508 vs 91.842

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 January 2013 vs 24 August 2012
Texture fill rate	103.6 GTexel / s vs 100.8 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	3,315 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	40.311 vs 9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.334 vs 275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.328 vs 1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.205 vs 30.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	181.508 vs 91.842

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S9000

Around 6% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 850 MHz
2x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 3 GB
Around 10% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5059 vs 2817
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 561 vs 374

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 850 MHz
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 3 GB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5059 vs 2817
PassMark - G2D Mark	561 vs 374
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3707 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3707 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3348

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
GPU 2: AMD FirePro S9000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2817

5059

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

374

561

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

40.311

9.541

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

795.334

275.278

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.328

1.886

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.205

30.049

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

181.508

91.842

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3707

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3348

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3707

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3348

3357

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM	AMD FirePro S9000
PassMark - G3D Mark	2817	5059
PassMark - G2D Mark	374	561
Geekbench - OpenCL	13719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	40.311	9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.334	275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.328	1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.205	30.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	181.508	91.842
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3705	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3348	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3705	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3348	3357

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM	AMD FirePro S9000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti	Tahiti
Launch date	8 January 2013	24 August 2012
Place in performance rating	682	684
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,499
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,315 gflops	3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1792	1792
Texture fill rate	103.6 GTexel / s	100.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	4,313 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		Full Height / Full Length
API support
DirectX	12.0	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	240.0 GB / s	264 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5