AMD FirePro W8000 vs ATI FirePro 3D V9800

AMD FirePro W8000 $1,599
ATI FirePro 3D V9800 $3,499
1792 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
900MHz
1600 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
850MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.23 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
3.23 TFLOPS
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
225W
TDP
225W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 19% faster vs FirePro 3D V9800
  • 16% slower vs FirePro W8000
FirePro W8000 - 3.23 TFLOPS FP32
x1.19
FirePro 3D V9800 - 2.72 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 19% faster vs FirePro 3D V9800
  • 16% slower vs FirePro W8000
FirePro W8000 - 3.23 TFLOPS FP32
x1.19
FirePro 3D V9800 - 2.72 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 20% faster vs FirePro 3D V9800
  • 16% slower vs FirePro W8000
FirePro W8000 - 176GB/s
x1.2
FirePro 3D V9800 - 147.2GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs FirePro 3D V9800
  • Same TDP vs FirePro W8000
FirePro W8000 - 225W
x1
FirePro 3D V9800 - 225W
x1
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
ATI
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
ATI
Architecture
GCN 1
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Family
FirePro W
Family
FirePro V
Codename
Tahiti
-
Variant
Tahiti Pro GL
Codename
Cypress
RV870
Variant
Cypress XT GL
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
6/14/2012
Release Date
9/9/2010
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
40nm
Die Size
352 mm²
Die Size
334 mm²
Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1792 Shaders
Shading Units
1600 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
28 CUs
Compute Units
20 CUs
900MHz
850MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.23 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
3.23 TFLOPS
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
FP64
810 GFLOPS
FP64
540 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
28.8 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
27.2 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
100.8 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
68 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
8KB/CU
L2
768KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
4GB
GDDR5
ECC
4GB
GDDR5
-
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
176GB/s
Clock
1150MHz
Transfer Rate
4.6GT/s
Bandwidth
147.2GB/s
TDP
225W
TDP
225W
-
1x SDI
-
4x DisplayPort 1.2
1x S-Video
-
6x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
-
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
6
Model
VCE 1.0
No Encoders
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
-
-
Model
UVD 3.2
Model
UVD 2.2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
-
-
-
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
-
-
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
6
Shader Model
5.0
GFX
4
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
279 mm (10.98 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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