FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTS 360M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTS 360M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W8000 stacks up against GeForce GTS 360M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTS 360M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTS 360M 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 GTS 360M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTS 360M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 38 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 492% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTS 360M uses MXM-II interface.
  • FirePro W8000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTS 360M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTS 360M - with GT2xx.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 536 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 360M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTS 360M
Architecture GCN 1.0 GT2xx
Code name Tahiti N11E-GS1
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 1792 96
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1436 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 727 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 17.60
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 275.71 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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