FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 650

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 650. 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 650. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 650
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • FirePro W8000 has 251% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 650 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 158 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 650 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 274 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 5495 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 8−9
ultra / 1080p 10−11 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 18−20
medium / 1080p 21−24 10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 110% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 650
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK107
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 6 September 2012
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1058 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 33.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 812.5 gflops
Length 279 mm 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 26 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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