Radeon HD 7870 XT vs FirePro W8000

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Combined performance score

FirePro W8000
10.57

Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms FirePro W8000 by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking396377
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.523.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameTahitiTahiti
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 June 2012 (11 years old)19 November 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $270
Current price$215 (0.1x MSRP)$133 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W8000 has 46% better value for money than HD 7870 XT.

Technical specs

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 cores17921536
Core clock speed900 MHz925 MHz
Boost clock speedno data975 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate100.893.60
Floating-point performance3,226 gflops2,995 gflops

Size and 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 3.0 x16
Length279 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5500 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s192.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
HDMIno data+
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 10.57
HD 7870 XT 11.53
+9.1%

Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms FirePro W8000 by 9% in our combined 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
HD 7870 XT 4469
+9.1%

Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms FirePro W8000 by 9% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.57 11.53
Recency 14 June 2012 19 November 2012
Cost $1599 $270
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 185 Watt

We couldn't decide between FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation card while Radeon HD 7870 XT is a desktop 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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