FirePro W600 vs GeForce GTX 480

In this comparison between FirePro W600 and GeForce GTX 480 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W600 will be the best choice, for others GeForce GTX 480 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce GTX 480
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 233% more power consumption, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 480 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than FirePro W600.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 480 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W600 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • FirePro W600 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W600 is 153 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 2152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 21−24
ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 18−20 40−45
medium / 1080p 10−11 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than FirePro W600.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce GTX 480
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Cape Verde GF100
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 13 June 2012 7 December 2010
Pipelines 512 480
Core clock speed 750 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 42 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 1,345.0 gflops
Length 163 mm 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 177.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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