FirePro W8000 vs Radeon Pro 5600M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Radeon Pro 5600M. 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 Radeon Pro 5600M. 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.

Radeon Pro 5600M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5600M 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 Radeon Pro 5600M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon Pro 5600M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 350% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5600M.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5600M uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5600M has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5600M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 5600M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5600M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3960 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 5600M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 35−40 75−80
medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon Pro 5600M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name Tahiti Navi 10
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 15 June 2020
Pipelines 1792 2560
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 164.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1540 MBps
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 394.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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