FirePro W8000 vs GRID K260Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GRID K260Q, 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 GRID K260Q, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GRID K260Q
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 225 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than GRID K260Q.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GRID K260Q - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 155 MHz higher, than GRID K260Q.
  • FirePro W8000 and GRID K260Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 500 MHz higher, than GRID K260Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 14−16
ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GRID K260Q.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GRID K260Q
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 28 June 2013
Pipelines 1792 1536
Core clock speed 900 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 95.36
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,289 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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