GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs FirePro W8000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8000 with GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W8000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
10.58

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms W8000 by a whopping 549% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking43322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.1622.73
Power efficiency3.3013.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiGA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 3080 Ti has 1859% better value for money than FirePro W8000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores179210240
Core clock speed900 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8532.8
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs32112
TMUs112320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length279 mm285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s912.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W8000 10.58
RTX 3080 Ti 68.65
+549%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W8000 4163
RTX 3080 Ti 27014
+549%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W8000 24518
RTX 3080 Ti 209081
+753%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30−35
−613%
214
+613%
1440p21−24
−590%
145
+590%
4K14−16
−593%
97
+593%

Cost per frame, $

1080p53.30
−851%
5.60
+851%
1440p76.14
−821%
8.27
+821%
4K114.21
−824%
12.36
+824%
  • RTX 3080 Ti has 851% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti has 821% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti has 824% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 219
+0%
219
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 184
+0%
184
+0%
Far Cry 5 208
+0%
208
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200
+0%
200
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160
+0%
160
+0%
Dota 2 234
+0%
234
+0%
Far Cry 5 198
+0%
198
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 188
+0%
188
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 172
+0%
172
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 372
+0%
372
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 196
+0%
196
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+0%
146
+0%
Dota 2 217
+0%
217
+0%
Far Cry 5 186
+0%
186
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+0%
181
+0%
Valorant 388
+0%
388
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 153
+0%
153
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 192
+0%
192
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 176
+0%
176
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
+0%
182
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+0%
50
+0%
Dota 2 211
+0%
211
+0%
Far Cry 5 109
+0%
109
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how FirePro W8000 and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti is 613% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 590% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 593% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.58 68.65
Recency 14 June 2012 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 350 Watt

FirePro W8000 has 55.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 548.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W8000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop one.

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AMD FirePro W8000
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