FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 290X, 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 290X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	250 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	4 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 11% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 4 mm longer, than Radeon R9 290X.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
QHD / 1440p	4−5	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
QHD / 1440p	7−8	35−40
4K / 2160p	6−7	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 118% 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 290X 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	190−200
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 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 37% 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 290X 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 290X in Dota 2 is 18% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	18−20	30−35
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	85−90
medium / 1080p	21−24	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 113% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	65−70
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
QHD / 1440p	14−16	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	60−65	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 91% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	30−33	65−70
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−12	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	30−35	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 112% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	95−100	140−150
medium / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	35−40	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 72% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	10−12	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	2−3	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 142% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X 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 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 105% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	40−45	90−95
high / 1080p	21−24	50−55
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 123% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	55−60
high / 768p	55−60	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 9% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Tahiti	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	24 October 2013
Pipelines	1792	2816
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	176.0
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	279 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R9 290X

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