FirePro W8000 vs GRID M60 8Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GRID M60 8Q, 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 M60 8Q, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GRID M60 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 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.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GRID M60 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 343 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • FirePro W8000 and GRID M60 8Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 12 mm longer, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 488 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.

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 35−40
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GRID M60 8Q
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1792 2048
Core clock speed 900 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 150.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 160.4 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 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
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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