Xbox Series X GPU vs FirePro W8000

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking429not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.02no data
Power efficiency3.33no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiScarlett
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores17923328
Core clock speed900 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million15,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8379.6
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS12.15 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112208

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 x16IGP
Length279 mm301 mm
Width2-slotIGP
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB10 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s560.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 June 2012 10 November 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 200 Watt

Xbox Series X GPU has an age advantage of 8 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FirePro W8000 and Xbox Series X GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation graphics card while Xbox Series X GPU is a desktop one.


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