GeForce RTX 4060 vs FirePro W8000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8000 with GeForce RTX 4060, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W8000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
10.60

RTX 4060 outperforms FirePro W8000 by a whopping 378% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking40251
Place by popularitynot in top-1003
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.0247.76
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameTahitiAD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $299
Current price$215 (0.1x MSRP)$340 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 693% better value for money than FirePro W8000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores17923072
Core clock speed900 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8236.2
Floating-point performance3,226 gflopsno 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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length279 mm240 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5500 MHz17000 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s272.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDAno data8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W8000 10.60
RTX 4060 50.69
+378%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms FirePro W8000 by 378% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W8000 4095
RTX 4060 19575
+378%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms FirePro W8000 by 378% in Passmark.

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 HD27−30
−426%
142
+426%
1440p14−16
−421%
73
+421%
4K9−10
−389%
44
+389%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 139
−368%
650−700
+368%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−371%
400−450
+371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
−360%
400−450
+360%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−366%
750−800
+366%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−355%
450−500
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
−367%
500−550
+367%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−347%
550−600
+347%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−355%
800−850
+355%
Hitman 3 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−376%
1000−1050
+376%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−365%
600−650
+365%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−355%
500−550
+355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 272
−378%
1300−1350
+378%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−342%
500−550
+342%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−371%
400−450
+371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
−360%
400−450
+360%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−366%
750−800
+366%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−355%
450−500
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
−344%
400−450
+344%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−347%
550−600
+347%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−355%
800−850
+355%
Hitman 3 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−376%
1000−1050
+376%
Metro Exodus 78
−349%
350−400
+349%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−355%
500−550
+355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
−361%
1000−1050
+361%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 215
−365%
1000−1050
+365%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−342%
500−550
+342%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−371%
400−450
+371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
−360%
400−450
+360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−355%
450−500
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
−338%
350−400
+338%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−355%
800−850
+355%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−376%
1000−1050
+376%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
−374%
900−950
+374%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 112
−346%
500−550
+346%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−342%
500−550
+342%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−355%
500−550
+355%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−337%
450−500
+337%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
−362%
550−600
+362%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−364%
260−270
+364%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−375%
280−290
+375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−338%
350−400
+338%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
−358%
220−230
+358%
Far Cry 5 110
−355%
500−550
+355%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−350%
500−550
+350%
Hitman 3 70−75
−329%
300−310
+329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−374%
550−600
+374%
Metro Exodus 111
−350%
500−550
+350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
−365%
600−650
+365%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−332%
350−400
+332%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−360%
230−240
+360%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
−360%
400−450
+360%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−363%
250−260
+363%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−357%
210−220
+357%
Hitman 3 40−45
−376%
200−210
+376%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−335%
300−310
+335%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
−357%
210−220
+357%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
−341%
300−310
+341%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−359%
170−180
+359%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−357%
160−170
+357%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−357%
160−170
+357%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
−375%
95−100
+375%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−369%
150−160
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−373%
350−400
+373%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−335%
300−310
+335%
Metro Exodus 58
−366%
270−280
+366%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−364%
130−140
+364%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−358%
220−230
+358%

This is how FirePro W8000 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 426% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 421% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 389% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.60 50.69
Recency 14 June 2012 18 May 2023
Cost $1599 $299
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD FirePro W8000
FirePro W8000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 6 votes

Rate FirePro W8000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.1 12589 votes

Rate GeForce RTX 4060 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.