FirePro W8000 vs Radeon 550X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon 550X, 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 Radeon 550X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
FirePro W8000
Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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FirePro W8000 has 350% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 182 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 134 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
16−18
medium / 1080p
21−24
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
27−30
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−12
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Battlefield 5 is 146% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
220−230
140−150
medium / 768p
190−200
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
55−60
QHD / 1440p
65−70
30−35
4K / 2160p
35−40
27−30
high / 768p
150−160
85−90
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 68% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
20−22
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
110−120
80−85
medium / 768p
100−110
60−65
ultra / 1080p
70−75
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Dota 2 is 61% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
21−24
8−9
ultra / 1080p
18−20
8−9
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
4−5
low / 720p
45−50
20−22
medium / 1080p
21−24
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Far Cry 5 is 130% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
27−30
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−12
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Fortnite is 103% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
30−33
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−12
1−2
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
30−35
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 146% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
95−100
55−60
medium / 768p
85−90
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 90% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
10−12
5−6
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
12−14
medium / 1080p
14−16
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Metro Exodus is 157% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
110−120
90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Minecraft is 21% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
65−70
24−27
medium / 768p
40−45
16−18
high / 1080p
21−24
10−11
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 130% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
35−40
20−22
high / 768p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in World of Tanks is 29% more, than Radeon 550X.
Full Specs
FirePro W8000
Radeon 550X
Architecture
GCN 1.0
GCN 4.0
Code name
Tahiti
Lexa
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
14 June 2012
27 March 2019
Pipelines
1792
512
Core clock speed
900 MHz
1082 MHz
Boost Clock
1218 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
38.98
Floating-point performance
3,226 gflops
Length
279 mm
145 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
176 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
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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