FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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.
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W8000 has 21% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 7870 XT are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 12 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 19 November 2012
Pipelines 1792 1536
Core clock speed 900 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 93.60
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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