FirePro W8000 vs Quadro P1000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P1000 and FirePro W8000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P1000
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
10.02
+7.6%

P1000 outperforms W8000 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking425436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.561.12
Power efficiency19.943.29
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP107Tahiti
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 February 2017 (8 years ago)14 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Quadro P1000 has 396% better value for money than FirePro W8000.

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 cores6401792
Core clock speed1493 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1519 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate48.61100.8
Floating-point processing power1.555 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs32112

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm279 mm
WidthMXM Module2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/s176 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
StereoOutput3D-+
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA6.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Quadro P1000 10.02
+7.6%
FirePro W8000 9.31

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.

Quadro P1000 4480
+7.6%
FirePro W8000 4163

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P1000 14407
FirePro W8000 24518
+70.2%

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 HD44
+10%
40−45
−10%
4K11
+10%
10−12
−10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.52
+369%
39.98
−369%
4K34.09
+369%
159.90
−369%
  • Quadro P1000 has 369% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Quadro P1000 has 369% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 32
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Fortnite 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Valorant 95−100
+10%
90−95
−10%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+13.6%
140−150
−13.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Dota 2 75−80
+8.6%
70−75
−8.6%
Far Cry 5 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Fortnite 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Valorant 95−100
+10%
90−95
−10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Dota 2 75−80
+8.6%
70−75
−8.6%
Far Cry 5 27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Valorant 95−100
+10%
90−95
−10%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
+10.7%
75−80
−10.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+10%
60−65
−10%
Valorant 110−120
+8.2%
110−120
−8.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Valorant 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Dota 2 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

This is how Quadro P1000 and FirePro W8000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P1000 is 10% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P1000 is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.02 9.31
Recency 7 February 2017 14 June 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 225 Watt

Quadro P1000 has a 7.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 462.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro P1000 and FirePro W8000.

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