FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 680MX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 680MX, 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 680MX, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 680MX is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 680MX 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 GeForce GTX 680MX here:
Main Specs
FirePro W8000
GeForce GTX 680MX
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
122 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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FirePro W8000 has 84% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 680MX - in Laptops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 680MX - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 180 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 680MX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
27−30
35−40
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−33
QHD / 1440p
7−8
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
9−10
low / 720p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 680MX have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
220−230
230−240
medium / 768p
190−200
200−210
ultra / 1080p
100−110
120−130
QHD / 1440p
65−70
100−110
4K / 2160p
35−40
55−60
high / 768p
150−160
170−180
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 15% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
70−75
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Dota 2 is 10% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
21−24
27−30
ultra / 1080p
18−20
24−27
QHD / 1440p
18−20
20−22
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Far Cry 5 is 27% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
27−30
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
110−120
130−140
medium / 1080p
60−65
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Fortnite is 22% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
30−33
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
QHD / 1440p
10−12
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
4−5
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Grand Theft Auto V is 12% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Minecraft is 4% more, than FirePro W8000.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
75−80
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
65−70
80−85
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
high / 1080p
21−24
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
4K / 2160p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 23% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro W8000.
Full Specs
FirePro W8000
GeForce GTX 680MX
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Kepler
Code name
Tahiti
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
14 June 2012
23 October 2012
Pipelines
1792
1536
Core clock speed
900 MHz
720 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
3,226 gflops
Length
279 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
176 GB/s
160 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1536
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
3D Vision
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
391 Mh/s
57 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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