FirePro W8000 vs Radeon R9 M390X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 M390X. 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 R9 M390X. 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 R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 M390X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 177 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • FirePro W8000 and Radeon R9 M390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3
Code name Tahiti Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 9 June 2015
Pipelines 1792 2048
Core clock speed 900 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 92.54
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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