Jetson Orin NX 16 GB vs FirePro W8000
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 429 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.33 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GA10B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (12 years ago) | February 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1792 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 29.38 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 1.88 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 32 |
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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
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 type | GDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 176 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI | Portable Device Dependent |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 25 Watt |
Jetson Orin NX 16 GB has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W8000 and Jetson Orin NX 16 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation card while Jetson Orin NX 16 GB is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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