FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 880M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 880M, 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 880M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 880M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 880M 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 GTX 880M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 880M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 84% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 880M.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 880M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 880M has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 880M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 880M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 880M is 54 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 880M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 20−22
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 880M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 880M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti N15E-GX-A2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 12 March 2014
Pipelines 1792 1536
Core clock speed 900 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 127.1
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 3,050 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 96 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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