FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R8 M445DX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon R8 M445DX, 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 R8 M445DX, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R8 M445DX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R8 M445DX 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 R8 M445DX here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R8 M445DX
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R8 M445DX uses IGP interface.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R8 M445DX - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R8 M445DX - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 180 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon R8 M445DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4567 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R8 M445DX
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Meso
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 1 June 2016
Pipelines 1792 704
Core clock speed 900 MHz 720 / 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 1021 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 20.42
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 933 / 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.0
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
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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