Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs FirePro W9000

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Radeon RX Vega 2 Radeon RX Vega 3 Radeon RX Vega 5 Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 9

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9000 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

FirePro W9000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
15.91
+76%

W9000 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FirePro W9000 FirePro W9000
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking338480
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.93no data
Power efficiency4.0542.03
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameTahitiVega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores2048512
Core clock speed975 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2100 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate124.8no data
Floating-point processing power3.994 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no data

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 x16no data
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1375 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth264 GB/sno data
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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDIno data
StereoOutput3D+-
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD35−40
+59.1%
22
−59.1%
1440p27−30
+68.8%
16
−68.8%
4K16−18
+60%
10
−60%

Cost per frame, $

1080p114.26no data
1440p148.11no data
4K249.94no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+0%
20
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+0%
36
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+0%
16
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+0%
27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 14
+0%
14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+0%
21
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+0%
11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 10
+0%
10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+0%
20
+0%
Metro Exodus 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+0%
59
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+0%
9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how FirePro W9000 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W9000 is 59% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W9000 is 69% faster in 1440p
  • FirePro W9000 is 60% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 15.91 9.04
Recency 14 June 2012 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 15 Watt

FirePro W9000 has a 76% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 2233.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W9000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 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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Community ratings

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