FirePro W8000 vs Radeon Pro SSG

In this comparison between FirePro W8000 and Radeon Pro SSG you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W8000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro SSG will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon Pro SSG
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 6x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro SSG has 55% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 12 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro SSG - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 540 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro SSG - by 14 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 12 mm longer, than Radeon Pro SSG.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3610 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro SSG.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 35−40
QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 35−40 80−85
medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 188% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon Pro SSG
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 5.0
Code name Tahiti Vega 10
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 8 August 2017
Pipelines 1792 4096
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 384.0
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 12,288 gflops
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 483.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.125
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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