Radeon RX 6700 XT vs FirePro W8000

Place in performance ranking	402	46
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.01	23.11
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Tahiti	Navi 22
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012 (12 years ago)	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	$479
Current price	$215 (0.1x MSRP)	$685 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 285% 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 cores	1792	2560
Core clock speed	900 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	100.8	413.0
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	no 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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	279 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s	384.0 GB/s

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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+
StereoOutput3D	1	no data
DisplayPort count	4	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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

RX 6700 XT 51.47
+386%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms FirePro W8000 by 386% 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

RX 6700 XT 19880
+385%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms FirePro W8000 by 385% 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 HD	30−35 −403%	151 +403%
1440p	16−18 −438%	86 +438%
4K	10−12 −400%	50 +400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
−396%

119

+396%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −438%	85−90 +438%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −463%	169 +463%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −447%	160−170 +447%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −450%	99 +450%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −390%	100−110 +390%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −421%	120−130 +421%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −406%	170−180 +406%
Hitman 3	27−30 −411%	138 +411%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −413%	359 +413%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −438%	120−130 +438%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −429%	110−120 +429%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −389%	342 +389%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −443%	110−120 +443%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −438%	85−90 +438%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −433%	144 +433%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −447%	160−170 +447%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −400%	90 +400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −390%	100−110 +390%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −421%	120−130 +421%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −406%	170−180 +406%
Hitman 3	21−24 −429%	111 +429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −433%	210−220 +433%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −421%	73 +421%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −429%	110−120 +429%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −411%	281 +411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −396%	223 +396%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −443%	110−120 +443%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −438%	85−90 +438%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −421%	125 +421%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −431%	85 +431%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −390%	100−110 +390%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −406%	170−180 +406%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −451%	193 +451%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −433%	240 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −429%	127 +429%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −425%	84 +425%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
−429%

110−120

+429%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −400%	100−110 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −404%	120−130 +404%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −470%	55−60 +470%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −419%	109 +419%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −413%	80−85 +413%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −460%	56 +460%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −407%	137 +407%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −438%	110−120 +438%
Hitman 3	16−18 −419%	83 +419%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −437%	145 +437%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −413%	123 +413%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −394%	173 +394%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −419%	80−85 +419%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −417%	62 +417%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−394%

85−90
+394%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −422%	45−50 +422%
Hitman 3	9−10 −433%	48 +433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −407%	70−75 +407%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −470%	57 +470%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −429%	74 +429%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −433%	48 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −400%	25 +400%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −450%	30−35 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −443%	75−80 +443%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −419%	83 +419%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −443%	76 +443%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −400%	35 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−390%

45−50
+390%

This is how FirePro W8000 and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is 403% faster in 1080p
RX 6700 XT is 438% faster in 1440p
RX 6700 XT is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.60	51.47
Recency	14 June 2012	3 March 2021
Cost	$1599	$479
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	230 Watt