FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 FURY X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W8000 stacks up against Radeon R9 FURY X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R9 FURY X
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	275 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 FURY X has 22% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 FURY X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8000 is 88 mm longer, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4450 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	50−55
ultra / 1080p	10−11	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	21−24	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	80−85
ultra / 1080p	24−27	70−75
QHD / 1440p	7−8	55−60
4K / 2160p	6−7	27−30
low / 720p	60−65	130−140
medium / 1080p	30−35	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Battlefield 5 is 188% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	50−55	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	220−230	250−260
medium / 768p	190−200	230−240
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
QHD / 1440p	65−70	150−160
4K / 2160p	35−40	100−110
high / 768p	150−160	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 43% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	70−75	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Dota 2 is 21% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	21−24	65−70
ultra / 1080p	18−20	60−65
QHD / 1440p	18−20	40−45
4K / 2160p	6−7	21−24
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Far Cry 5 is 177% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	21−24	70−75
QHD / 1440p	14−16	45−50
4K / 2160p	−	21−24
low / 720p	110−120	220−230
medium / 1080p	60−65	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Fortnite is 141% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	30−33	85−90
ultra / 1080p	21−24	65−70
QHD / 1440p	10−12	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−35
low / 720p	60−65	130−140
medium / 1080p	30−35	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Forza Horizon 4 is 171% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	95−100	160−170
medium / 768p	85−90	150−160
high / 1080p	35−40	95−100
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Grand Theft Auto V is 110% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	10−12	35−40
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	95−100
medium / 1080p	14−16	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Metro Exodus is 235% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Minecraft is 8% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	−	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	120−130
medium / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 172% more, than FirePro W8000.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	30−35	95−100
medium / 1080p	18−20	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 184% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	65−70	190−200
medium / 768p	40−45	120−130
high / 1080p	21−24	70−75
ultra / 1080p	12−14	40−45
4K / 2160p	7−8	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 206% more, than FirePro W8000.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	35−40	65−70
high / 768p	55−60	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in World of Tanks is 47% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8000	Radeon R9 FURY X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Tahiti	Fiji
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012	24 June 2015
Pipelines	1792	4096
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	100.8	268.8
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	8,602 gflops
Length	279 mm	191 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s	512 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	391 Mh/s	858 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		33.4 Mh/s
Compute units		64
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
AppAcceleration		+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
FRTC		+
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FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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