Radeon RX 9070 XT vs FirePro W8000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W8000 with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.
9070 XT outperforms W8000 by a whopping 531% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 486 | 33 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 71 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.49 | 63.02 |
| Power efficiency | 3.48 | 16.28 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 6 March 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RX 9070 XT has 12761% better value for money than FirePro W8000.
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 cores | 1792 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 304 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 760.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 48.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| TMUs | 112 | 256 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 64 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 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 | 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 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 176 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| 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.
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.
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
−590%
| 207
+590%
|
| 1440p | 18−20
−550%
| 117
+550%
|
| 4K | 10−12
−640%
| 74
+640%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 53.30
−1742%
| 2.89
+1742%
|
| 1440p | 88.83
−1635%
| 5.12
+1635%
|
| 4K | 159.90
−1875%
| 8.09
+1875%
|
- RX 9070 XT has 1742% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 9070 XT has 1635% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 9070 XT has 1875% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 296
+0%
|
296
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 285
+0%
|
285
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 497
+0%
|
497
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 270
+0%
|
270
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 257
+0%
|
257
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 260
+0%
|
260
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 197
+0%
|
197
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 168
+0%
|
168
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 152
+0%
|
152
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+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 RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 9070 XT is 590% faster in 1080p
- RX 9070 XT is 550% faster in 1440p
- RX 9070 XT is 640% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 57 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.18 | 64.28 |
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 6 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 304 Watt |
FirePro W8000 has 35% lower power consumption.
RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has a 531% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W8000 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.
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