FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 280, 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 R9 280, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro W8000 has 12% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W8000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 280 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 4 mm longer, than Radeon R9 280.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	35−40
4K / 2160p	6−7	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	50−55	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	250−260
medium / 768p	190−200	220−230
ultra / 1080p	100−110	180−190
QHD / 1440p	65−70	110−120
4K / 2160p	35−40	70−75
high / 768p	150−160	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	70−75	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	80−85
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 95% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	60−65	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 81% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	30−33	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−12	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 96% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	95−100	140−150
medium / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	35−40	70−75
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 64% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	10−12	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 121% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 13% more, than FirePro W8000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 89% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	65−70	130−140
medium / 768p	40−45	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 106% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	4 March 2014
Pipelines	1792	1792
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	104.5
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length	279 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s	408 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		21.5 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R9 280

Main Specs

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