Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs FirePro W8000

Place in performance ranking	402	7
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.01	28.08
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Tahiti	Navi 31 XTX
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012 (12 years ago)	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	$999
Current price	$215 (0.1x MSRP)	$859 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 367% 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	6144
Core clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2270 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	355 Watt
Texture fill rate	100.8	959.6
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	287 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 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	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176 GB/s	960.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 7900 XTX 80.00
+655%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms FirePro W8000 by 655% 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 7900 XTX 30897
+655%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms FirePro W8000 by 655% 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 −720%	246 +720%
1440p	21−24 −729%	174 +729%
4K	14−16 −700%	112 +700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
−707%

242

+707%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −690%	166 +690%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −709%	283 +709%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −713%	240−250 +713%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −670%	231 +670%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −743%	110−120 +743%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −738%	200−210 +738%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −745%	338 +745%
Hitman 3	16−18 −669%	120−130 +669%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −667%	537 +667%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −722%	140−150 +722%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −675%	120−130 +675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −655%	604 +655%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −704%	193 +704%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −739%	151 +739%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −703%	241 +703%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −713%	240−250 +713%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −670%	208 +670%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −743%	110−120 +743%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −738%	200−210 +738%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −717%	240−250 +717%
Hitman 3	16−18 −669%	120−130 +669%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −745%	300−350 +745%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −710%	81 +710%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −675%	120−130 +675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −664%	535 +664%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −679%	545 +679%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −694%	140−150 +694%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −738%	134 +738%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −678%	210 +678%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −729%	199 +729%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −743%	110−120 +743%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −743%	295 +743%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −712%	406 +712%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −685%	471 +685%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −751%	298 +751%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −778%	158 +778%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
−675%

120−130

+675%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −690%	160−170 +690%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −700%	140−150 +700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −725%	132 +725%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −714%	171 +714%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −700%	110−120 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −683%	141 +683%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −679%	187 +679%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −729%	290 +729%
Hitman 3	14−16 −736%	110−120 +736%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −720%	328 +720%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −711%	146 +711%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −700%	360 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −693%	238 +693%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −756%	154 +756%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
−675%

120−130

+675%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −780%	85−90 +780%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −667%	65−70 +667%
Hitman 3	9−10 −711%	70−75 +711%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −719%	130−140 +719%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −738%	134 +738%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −658%	182 +658%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −686%	110 +686%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −664%	107 +664%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −767%	50−55 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −689%	71 +689%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −657%	227 +657%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −659%	205 +659%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −678%	140 +678%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −758%	103 +758%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−692%

95−100
+692%

This is how FirePro W8000 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XTX is 720% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XTX is 729% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XTX is 700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.60	80.00
Recency	14 June 2012	3 November 2022
Cost	$1599	$999
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	355 Watt