FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

In this comparison between FirePro W8000 and Radeon R6 Carrizo you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W8000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 Radeon R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W8000 has 1775% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon R6 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 10−12
medium / 1080p 21−24 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name Tahiti Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 4 June 2015
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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