FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 950A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 950A. 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 950A. 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 950A
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950A.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 950A uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 950A - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 93 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 950A are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3498 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 12−14
ultra / 1080p 10−11 7−8
QHD / 1440p 4−5 2−3
low / 720p 35−40 24−27
medium / 1080p 21−24 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 950A
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM107
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 13 March 2015
Pipelines 1792 640
Core clock speed 900 MHz 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 44.96
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 1,271 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 32.03 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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