FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 680

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 680, 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 GeForce GTX 680, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 680
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 195 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2048 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
  Check Price Check Price
  • FirePro W8000 has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 680.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 680 has 2044 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 680 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 106 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 680 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 269 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 680.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.

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 GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 680
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK104
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 22 March 2012
Pipelines 1792 1536
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1006 MHz
Boost Clock 1058 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 128.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 3,090.4 gflops
Length 279 mm 10.0" (25.4 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 121 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 15 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
  Check Price Check Price