GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs FirePro W8000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8000 with GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W8000
2012, $1,599
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
10.18

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms W8000 by a whopping 581% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking48120
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.49no data
Power efficiency3.4856.05
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameTahitiGB203
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date14 June 2012 (13 years ago)27 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores179210496
Core clock speed900 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1515 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8496.9
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs32112
TMUs112328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82
L1 Cache448 KB10.3 MB
L2 Cache512 KB64 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s896.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x SDIPortable Device Dependent
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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 10.18
RTX 5090 Mobile 69.31
+581%

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 4259
Samples: 47
RTX 5090 Mobile 28987
+581%
Samples: 606

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 HD21−24
−671%
162
+671%
1440p16−18
−594%
111
+594%
4K9−10
−622%
65
+622%

Cost per frame, $

1080p76.14no data
1440p99.94no data
4K177.67no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 390
+0%
390
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 301
+0%
301
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+0%
172
+0%
Metro Exodus 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 221
+0%
221
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 224
+0%
224
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 157
+0%
157
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 185
+0%
185
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 129
+0%
129
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how FirePro W8000 and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 671% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 594% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 622% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.18 69.31
Recency 14 June 2012 27 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 5090 Mobile has a 580.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 136.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile 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 5090 Mobile is a notebook one.

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AMD FirePro W8000
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