FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, 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 GTX 1060 3 GB, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Main Specs
FirePro W8000
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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FirePro W8000 has 87% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W8000 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 606 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - by 16 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 29 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 2508 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
50−55
ultra / 1080p
10−11
30−35
QHD / 1440p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
75−80
medium / 1080p
21−24
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
27−30
75−80
ultra / 1080p
24−27
70−75
QHD / 1440p
7−8
50−55
4K / 2160p
6−7
27−30
low / 720p
60−65
130−140
medium / 1080p
30−35
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Battlefield 5 is 177% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
low / 768p
220−230
250−260
medium / 768p
190−200
230−240
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
QHD / 1440p
65−70
150−160
4K / 2160p
35−40
100−110
high / 768p
150−160
220−230
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 43% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Dota 2 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
21−24
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
60−65
QHD / 1440p
18−20
40−45
4K / 2160p
6−7
21−24
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Far Cry 5 is 172% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
27−30
90−95
ultra / 1080p
21−24
70−75
QHD / 1440p
14−16
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
21−24
low / 720p
110−120
220−230
medium / 1080p
60−65
140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Fortnite is 141% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
30−33
85−90
ultra / 1080p
21−24
65−70
QHD / 1440p
10−12
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
30−35
low / 720p
60−65
130−140
medium / 1080p
30−35
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Forza Horizon 4 is 168% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
95−100
160−170
medium / 768p
85−90
150−160
high / 1080p
35−40
95−100
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
4−5
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Grand Theft Auto V is 110% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
10−12
35−40
ultra / 1080p
8−9
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
24−27
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
90−95
medium / 1080p
14−16
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Metro Exodus is 228% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Minecraft is 8% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
−
75−80
ultra / 1080p
14−16
55−60
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
65−70
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 172% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
9−10
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
30−35
90−95
medium / 1080p
18−20
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 173% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
65−70
180−190
medium / 768p
40−45
120−130
high / 1080p
21−24
70−75
ultra / 1080p
12−14
40−45
4K / 2160p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
35−40
65−70
high / 768p
55−60
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in World of Tanks is 47% more, than FirePro W8000.
Full Specs
FirePro W8000
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Pascal
Code name
Tahiti
GP106
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
14 June 2012
18 August 2016
Pipelines
1792
1152
Core clock speed
900 MHz
1506 MHz
Boost Clock
1708 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
16 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
123.0
Floating-point performance
3,226 gflops
3,935 gflops
Length
279 mm
250 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
192 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth
176 GB/s
192.2 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
CUDA
6.1
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
391 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
19 Mh/s
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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