FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 480

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 480. 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 GTX 480. 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.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	GeForce GTX 480
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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GeForce GTX 480 has 11% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 480 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 480 - with Fermi.
Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480 - by 40 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 269 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 480.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3652 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
QHD / 1440p	7−8	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	60−65	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Battlefield 5 is 14% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	50−55	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 480 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	230−240
medium / 768p	190−200	200−210
ultra / 1080p	100−110	120−130
QHD / 1440p	65−70	90−95
4K / 2160p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	150−160	170−180
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	70−75	80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
QHD / 1440p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	60−65	70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Fortnite is 12% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	30−33	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
QHD / 1440p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	60−65	70−75
medium / 1080p	30−35	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	95−100
high / 1080p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	4−5	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Grand Theft Auto V is 10% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	10−12	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Metro Exodus is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Minecraft is 4% more, than FirePro W8000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	65−70	75−80
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	GeForce GTX 480
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Fermi
Code name	Tahiti	GF100
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	7 December 2010
Pipelines	1792	480
Core clock speed	900 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	42 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	1,345.0 gflops
Length	279 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	176 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	PCIe 3.0	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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s	117 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 480

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