FirePro W8000 vs Tesla M60

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Tesla M60. 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 Tesla M60. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M60 has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 343 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • FirePro W8000 and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 12 mm longer, than Tesla M60.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 488 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 24−27
QHD / 1440p 4−5 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Tesla M60
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1792 2048
Core clock speed 900 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 150.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 432 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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