FirePro W4000 vs GeForce 8800 Ultra

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1001not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency0.68no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameG80Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date2 May 2007 (18 years ago)7 August 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$829 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores612768
Core clock speed612 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistors681 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate39.1739.60
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS1.267 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs3248
L1 Cacheno data192 KB
L2 Cache96 KB512 KB

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length270 mm183 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1080 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth103.7 GB/s102.4 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 May 2007 7 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro W4000 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 128% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 Ultra and FirePro W4000. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 8800 Ultra is a desktop graphics card while FirePro W4000 is a workstation one.

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