FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 690

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 690. 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 GeForce GTX 690. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 690
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 690 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 690 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 15 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 690 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 268 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 508 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 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 690
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK104
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 3 May 2012
Pipelines 1792 1536
Core clock speed 900 MHz 915 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 234 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2x 3,130 gflops
Length 279 mm 11.0" (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 384 GB/s
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 3072
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI Yes (via dongle)
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 156 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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