FirePro W8000 vs Radeon RX 560X mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Radeon RX 560X mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon RX 560X mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon RX 560X mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 560X mobile 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 RX 560X mobile here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon RX 560X mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 246% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon RX 560X mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X mobile is 272 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X mobile is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 14−16
QHD / 1440p 4−5 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon RX 560X mobile
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Tahiti Polaris 11
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 5 January 2017
Pipelines 1792 1024
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1172 MHz
Boost Clock 1275 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 81.60
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 92.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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