FirePro W8000 vs GeForce 825M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce 825M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce 825M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 825M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 825M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 825M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce 825M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 581% more power consumption, than GeForce 825M.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 825M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 825M.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 825M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 825M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce 825M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3700 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 2−3
medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1750% more, than GeForce 825M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce 825M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK208
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 27 January 2014
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 915 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 30.11
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 722.7 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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