FirePro W8100 vs FirePro W9000

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and FirePro W9000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W8100 will be the best choice, for others FirePro W9000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 FirePro W9000
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W9000 has 59% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W9000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and FirePro W9000 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 151 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 and FirePro W9000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 279 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro W8100 and FirePro W9000 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 FirePro W9000
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Hawaii Tahiti
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 14 June 2012
Pipelines 2560 2048
Core clock speed 824 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 124.8
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 3,994 gflops
Length 279 mm 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 264 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 460 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length full height / full length
StereoOutput3D + +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support + +
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