RTX A1000 Mobile vs FirePro W8000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8000 with RTX A1000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W8000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
10.60

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms FirePro W8000 by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking402221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.04no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTahitiGA107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date14 June 2012 (12 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data
Current price$215 (0.1x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores17922048
Core clock speed900 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1140 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate100.872.96
Floating-point performance3,226 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro W8000 and RTX A1000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s176.0 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 SDIPortable Device Dependent
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 data8.6

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
−141%
65
+141%
1440p10−12
−150%
25
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−126%
61
+126%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−144%
40−45
+144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−138%
50
+138%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−153%
75−80
+153%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−124%
45−50
+124%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−138%
50
+138%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−121%
50−55
+121%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−126%
60−65
+126%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−127%
100−110
+127%
Hitman 3 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−128%
90−95
+128%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−153%
75−80
+153%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−130%
60−65
+130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−118%
109
+118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−130%
62
+130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−144%
40−45
+144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−136%
33
+136%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−153%
75−80
+153%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−124%
45−50
+124%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−131%
37
+131%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−121%
50−55
+121%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−126%
60−65
+126%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−127%
100−110
+127%
Hitman 3 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−128%
90−95
+128%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−153%
75−80
+153%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−130%
60−65
+130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−149%
87
+149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−143%
85
+143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−123%
65−70
+123%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−144%
40−45
+144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−150%
25
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−124%
45−50
+124%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−142%
29
+142%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−121%
50−55
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−127%
100−110
+127%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−128%
90−95
+128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−153%
76
+153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−139%
43
+139%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−160%
26
+160%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−130%
60−65
+130%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−144%
40−45
+144%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−129%
45−50
+129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−120%
22
+120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Hitman 3 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−124%
45−50
+124%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−144%
40−45
+144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−133%
27−30
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−143%
17
+143%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−138%
35−40
+138%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Hitman 3 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−160%
24−27
+160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−150%
24−27
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−129%
30−35
+129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−160%
24−27
+160%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−120%
21−24
+120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%

This is how FirePro W8000 and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 141% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 150% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.60 23.10
Recency 14 June 2012 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 95 Watt

The RTX A1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W8000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a notebook one.


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