AMD FirePro W4300 vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark in the database is Geekbench OpenCL, and the result is decisively one-sided. The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT scores 18,290 points, while the AMD FirePro W4300 manages 11,225 points. That translates to a 62.9% advantage for the RX 7800 XT — a massive margin that underscores the generational gulf between these two cards.

Looking at the broader benchmark landscape, the RX 7800 XT's average benchmark score of 11,627 places it in the 51st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, which scores 11,680 (a 0.5% difference against the RX 7800 XT), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M at 11,528 (0.9% behind). The RX 7800 XT also edges out the NVIDIA Tesla K20c by 1.3% and trails the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT by 1.8%. These are tight margins — the RX 7800 XT sits in a crowded performance band where a few percentage points separate it from its direct competitors.

The FirePro W4300, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 11,225, placing it in the 50th percentile — essentially the median GPU. Its closest rival is the AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200 at 11,228 points (a 0% delta), followed by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M at 11,261 (0.3% ahead of the FirePro). Interestingly, both the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q score 11,088, which is 1.2% behind the FirePro W4300. This means the FirePro, despite being an older workstation part, holds its own against some modern professional cards in this aggregate metric — but that's cold comfort when the RX 7800 XT is 62.9% ahead in the one test where they directly compete.

The per-test breakdown for the RX 7800 XT reveals a card with substantial range. In Passmark G3D, it scores 24,176; in Geekbench Vulkan, 54,228; and in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 4,157. Its Passmark GPU Compute score of 13,473 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 18,290 show strong compute performance. The RX 7800 XT's OpenCL score alone is 63% higher than the FirePro's entire average benchmark score — a striking illustration of how far the newer card outpaces the older one in raw throughput.

The FirePro W4300 has only a single benchmark entry — Geekbench OpenCL at 11,225 — so the head-to-head comparison is necessarily limited. Still, the data available paints a clear picture: the RX 7800 XT wins the only shared test by a wide margin, and its overall benchmark average is 3.6% higher than the FirePro's single score, despite the FirePro sitting at the 50th percentile and the RX 7800 XT at the 51st. The percentile gap is small, but the actual score gap in the shared test is not.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the head-to-head benchmark?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT wins the only shared benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, with a score of 18,290 versus the AMD FirePro W4300's 11,225. That's a 62.9% advantage.

Q: How does the RX 7800 XT compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 7800 XT's average benchmark score of 11,627 is 0.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (11,680), 0.9% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (11,528), 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla K20c (11,479), and 1.8% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (11,842).

Q: What are the key memory differences between the two cards?

A: The RX 7800 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. The FirePro W4300 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 96.00 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RX 7800 XT has a TDP of 263 W and requires a 600 W suggested PSU, while the FirePro W4300 has a TDP of 50 W and a 250 W suggested PSU. The RX 7800 XT uses two 8-pin power connectors, whereas the FirePro uses none.

Q: Are there architectural differences beyond performance?

A: Yes. The RX 7800 XT uses the Navi 32 chip on a 5 nm process with RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the FirePro W4300 uses the Bonaire chip on a 28 nm process with GCN 2.0 architecture. The RX 7800 XT also features 60 ray tracing cores, which the FirePro lacks.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The RX 7800 XT is listed as Active, while the FirePro W4300 is End-of-life. The RX 7800 XT was released on 2023-09-05, and the FirePro W4300 was released on 2015-11-30.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gulf between these two cards is enormous, and it explains the benchmark results. The RX 7800 XT is built on the Navi 32 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process, and uses AMD's RDNA 3.0 architecture. The FirePro W4300, by contrast, uses the Bonaire chip on TSMC's 28 nm process with the much older GCN 2.0 architecture. The transistor counts tell the story: the RX 7800 XT packs 28,100 million transistors onto a 346 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 81.2 million per square millimeter. The FirePro W4300 has just 2,080 million transistors on a 160 mm² die, with a density of 13.0 million per square millimeter. That's a 13.5x difference in transistor count and a 6.2x difference in density.

The compute resources are equally lopsided. The RX 7800 XT features 3,840 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation units. It also includes 60 ray tracing cores, which the FirePro W4300 lacks entirely. The FirePro has only 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The RX 7800 XT's pixel rate is 233.3 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 583.2 GTexel/s, while the FirePro manages 14.88 GPixel/s and 44.64 GTexel/s respectively. In FP32 compute, the RX 7800 XT delivers 37.32 TFLOPS, while the FirePro delivers 1,428.5 GFLOPS — a 26x gap.

The memory subsystems reflect the same generational leap. The RX 7800 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, achieving 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. The FirePro W4300 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, with 96.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 7800 XT's memory clock is 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective), while the FirePro's memory clock is 1500 MHz (6 Gbps effective).

API support also differs. The RX 7800 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro W4300 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The RX 7800 XT also supports FP16 compute at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, while the FirePro has no listed FP16 capability.

The bus interface differs as well: the RX 7800 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the FirePro W4300 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The RX 7800 XT is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 50 mm in width. The FirePro is a single-slot card at 171 mm long and 69 mm high, with no width listed.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification field. The RX 7800 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory versus the FirePro's 4 GB of GDDR5. The bus width is 256-bit versus 128-bit, and bandwidth is 624.1 GB/s versus 96.00 GB/s. The RX 7800 XT has 3,840 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 96 ROPs; the FirePro has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The RX 7800 XT includes 60 ray tracing cores; the FirePro has none.

The process node is 5 nm versus 28 nm, with transistor counts of 28,100 million versus 2,080 million and die sizes of 346 mm² versus 160 mm². The RX 7800 XT's base clock is 1295 MHz and boost clock is 2430 MHz, with a game clock of 2124 MHz. The FirePro has no listed base, boost, or game clocks — only a memory clock of 1500 MHz (6 Gbps effective). The RX 7800 XT's memory clock is 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective).

Power requirements diverge sharply: the RX 7800 XT has a TDP of 263 W, uses two 8-pin power connectors, and needs a 600 W suggested PSU. The FirePro W4300 has a TDP of 50 W, uses no power connectors, and requires a 250 W suggested PSU. The RX 7800 XT is dual-slot; the FirePro is single-slot. The RX 7800 XT has 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs; the FirePro has 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 outputs.

The RX 7800 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the FirePro supports DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.2.170. Both support OpenGL 4.6. The RX 7800 XT is 267 mm long and 111 mm tall, while the FirePro is 171 mm long and 69 mm tall. The RX 7800 XT is currently Active, while the FirePro is End-of-life. The RX 7800 XT's launch MSRP is 499 USD; the FirePro has no listed launch MSRP.

The Verdict

The data presents a straightforward choice for most users. The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 62.9% ahead of the AMD FirePro W4300 in Geekbench OpenCL, the only shared benchmark. It offers more than four times the memory, over five times the shading units, and a 26x advantage in FP32 compute. It is the clear performance winner across every measurable metric in the database.

The FirePro W4300's advantages are limited to power efficiency and physical size. It draws 50 W versus 263 W, requires no external power connectors, fits in a single slot, and is 96 mm shorter. For a system with strict power or space constraints, the FirePro could be the only viable option. But those are niche considerations — the FirePro is also End-of-life, while the RX 7800 XT is Active.

The RX 7800 XT targets gamers and general-purpose compute users who need high frame rates and substantial VRAM. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and 60 ray tracing cores make it suitable for modern DirectX 12 Ultimate workloads. The FirePro W4300, with its 4 GB of GDDR5 and GCN 2.0 architecture, is a legacy workstation card that holds a median percentile ranking — adequate for basic tasks but not competitive with the RX 7800 XT.

The benchmark percentiles are close — 51st versus 50th — but that's because the RX 7800 XT's average score is dragged down by its many benchmark entries, including low Passmark DirectX scores. The FirePro has only one benchmark entry. When comparing the shared test directly, the RX 7800 XT's dominance is unambiguous.

Users with modern gaming or compute workloads should choose the RX 7800 XT without hesitation. Users with legacy workstation requirements, extreme power limits, or single-slot constraints might consider the FirePro W4300, but they should be aware that it is end-of-life and has no ray tracing support. For everyone else, the RX 7800 XT is the data-backed choice.