FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R7 250

In this comparison between FirePro W8000 and Radeon R7 250 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 R7 250 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • FirePro W8000 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 111 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4350 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 3−4
ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 21−24 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R7 250
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Oland XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 1 October 2013
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 25.20
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 279 mm 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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