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AMD FirePro W9000

Graphics Processor
Tahiti
Cores
2048
TMUs
128
ROPs
32
Memory Size
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
384 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
I/O
I/O
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The FirePro W9000 was an enthusiast-class professional graphics card by AMD, launched on June 14th, 2012. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Tahiti graphics processor, in its Tahiti XT GL variant, the card supports DirectX 12. The Tahiti graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 352 mm² and 4,313 million transistors. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 6 GB GDDR5 memory with the FirePro W9000, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 975 MHz, memory is running at 1375 MHz (5.5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD FirePro W9000 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 274 W maximum. Display outputs include: 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.2, 1x SDI. FirePro W9000 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 279 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 3999 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Tahiti
GPU Variant
Tahiti XT GL
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
4,313 million
Density
12.3M / mm²
Die Size
352 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Jun 14th, 2012
Generation
FirePro GCN
(Wx000)
Predecessor
FirePro Terascale
Successor
Radeon Pro Polaris
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
3,999 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
3%
GeForce 9400 GT
4%
Radeon HD 4550
5%
Radeon HD 5450
7%
Radeon HD 6450
8%
GeForce GT 520
8%
GeForce GT 220
10%
GeForce GT 430
13%
Radeon HD 5570
13%
Radeon HD 4670
14%
GeForce GT 440
15%
GeForce GT 240
15%
GeForce 9600 GT
18%
Radeon HD 5670
19%
GeForce GT 640
20%
GeForce 9800 GT
21%
Radeon HD 6670
22%
Radeon HD 4830
22%
Radeon HD 4770
24%
Radeon HD 4850
25%
GeForce GTS 250
26%
GeForce GTS 450
27%
Radeon HD 5750
28%
Radeon HD 7750
31%
Radeon HD 5770
32%
GeForce GTX 260
32%
Radeon HD 4870
33%
Radeon Vega 8
33%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
33%
GeForce GTX 650
33%
Radeon HD 5830
35%
Radeon HD 6790
37%
Radeon HD 4890
38%
GeForce GTX 460
39%
Radeon RX Vega 11
39%
GeForce GT 1030
40%
GeForce GTX 275
40%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
40%
GeForce GTX 280
40%
GeForce GTX 465
41%
Radeon HD 6850
43%
GeForce GTX 285
44%
Radeon HD 5850
47%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
48%
Radeon HD 7790
48%
Radeon RX 550
50%
GeForce GTX 470
50%
Radeon HD 6870
52%
Radeon HD 5870
56%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
57%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
58%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
59%
Radeon HD 6950
59%
GeForce GTX 295
61%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
62%
Radeon HD 7850
62%
GeForce GTX 480
63%
Radeon HD 6970
66%
Radeon R7 265
68%
Radeon RX 460
69%
Radeon R7 370
69%
GeForce GTX 660
69%
GeForce GTX 570
69%
Radeon RX 560
70%
GeForce GTX 950
75%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
75%
Radeon R9 270X
77%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
78%
GeForce GTX 580
78%
GeForce GTX 1050
79%
Radeon HD 7950
79%
GeForce GTX 1630
81%
Radeon HD 5970
81%
GeForce GTX 760
83%
GeForce GTX 670
89%
GeForce GTX 960
92%
Radeon R9 380
94%
Radeon R9 285
95%
Radeon HD 7970
95%
GeForce GTX 680
96%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
99%
FirePro W9000
100%
GeForce GTX 770
101%
Radeon HD 6990
104%
Radeon R9 280X
106%
GeForce GTX 590
108%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
108%
GeForce GTX 780
119%
Arc A380
119%
Radeon RX 6400
121%
GeForce GTX 1650
124%
Radeon RX 470
131%
Radeon R9 290
133%
Radeon RX 570
140%
Radeon R9 390
142%
Radeon R9 290X
143%
GeForce GTX 970
145%
GeForce GTX TITAN
147%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
149%
Radeon R9 390X
151%
Radeon HD 7990
151%
Radeon RX 480
152%
GeForce GTX 690
153%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
157%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
160%
Radeon RX 580
162%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
163%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
164%
GeForce GTX 980
165%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
166%
Radeon R9 FURY
167%
Radeon RX 590
174%
Radeon R9 295X2
184%
GeForce GTX 1660
185%
Radeon R9 FURY X
187%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
190%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
195%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
201%
GeForce GTX 1070
212%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
212%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
216%
Radeon RX Vega 56
226%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
239%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
243%
Radeon RX Vega 64
246%
GeForce GTX 1080
250%
GeForce RTX 2060
250%
Radeon RX 5700
260%
Arc A580
261%
Radeon RX 6600
271%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
281%
GeForce RTX 2070
284%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
284%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
290%
Arc A750
299%
Radeon VII
301%
TITAN X Pascal
309%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
312%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
318%
Arc A770
321%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
322%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
338%
Radeon RX 7600
342%
GeForce RTX 4060
344%
GeForce RTX 2080
346%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
353%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
363%
Arc B580
367%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
372%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
385%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
408%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
413%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
416%
GeForce RTX 3070
435%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
466%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
470%
Radeon RX 6800
480%
GeForce RTX 4070
531%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
545%
GeForce RTX 3080
565%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
571%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
587%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
616%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
628%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
633%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
634%
GeForce RTX 3090
645%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
662%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
723%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
742%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
749%
GeForce RTX 4080
840%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
853%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
861%
GeForce RTX 4090
1056%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
975 MHz
Memory Clock
1375 MHz
5.5 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
384 bit
Bandwidth
264.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
2048
TMUs
128
ROPs
32
Compute Units
32
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
768 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
31.20 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
124.8 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
3.994 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
998.4 GFLOPS (1:4)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
279 mm
11 inches
Width
111 mm
4.4 inches
TDP
274 W
Suggested PSU
600 W
Outputs
6x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
1x SDI
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Board Number
C388

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan
1.2.170
Shader Model
6.5 (5.1)

Tahiti GPU Notes

Generation: Southern Islands
Desktop Variant: New Zealand / Malta
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx600)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 3.2
Video Compression Engine: 1.0
CLRX: GCN 1.0

Exact Transistor Count: 4,312,711,873

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
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