FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R7 260X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon R7 260X, 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 R7 260X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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FirePro W8000 has 95% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R7 260X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 109 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
QHD / 1440p	7−8	8−9
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	60−65	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	50−55	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	220−230	210−220
medium / 768p	190−200	180−190
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
QHD / 1440p	65−70	55−60
4K / 2160p	35−40	30−35
high / 768p	150−160	140−150
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	95−100
ultra / 1080p	70−75	65−70
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	18−20	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	110−120	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	30−33	27−30
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	10−12	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	55−60
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−33
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	85−90	75−80
high / 1080p	35−40	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 14% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	10−12	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Metro Exodus is 7% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	30−33
medium / 1080p	18−20	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	65−70	55−60
medium / 768p	40−45	35−40
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 4% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R7 260X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Tahiti	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	8 October 2013
Pipelines	1792	896
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	61.60
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	1,971 gflops
Length	279 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s	225 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		5.16 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R7 260X

Main Specs

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