AMD FirePro W8000 vs NVIDIA TITAN V Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits cleanly along generational lines. The NVIDIA TITAN V wins both recorded head-to-head tests, and it wins them by margins that are not close. In Geekbench OpenCL, the TITAN V scores 157,265 against the FirePro W8000’s 24,440, a 543.5% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, the TITAN V posts 152,117 versus 33,981, a 347.7% lead. There is no test in the database where the AMD FirePro W8000 comes out ahead.

The TITAN V’s wins are not just about raw compute either. Its average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 34,355, which places it in the 79th percentile of all GPUs. The FirePro W8000 averages 29,211, sitting in the 75th percentile. That percentile gap is smaller than the head-to-head margin suggests, because the FirePro’s average is pulled up by its two available scores, while the TITAN V has a much wider benchmark portfolio that includes lower DirectX scores.

For use-case segmentation, the TITAN V dominates compute-heavy workloads like OpenCL and Vulkan. If your workload is GPU compute, machine learning inference, or any task that leverages Vulkan’s modern API, the TITAN V is the clear pick. The FirePro W8000, by contrast, has no recorded wins anywhere. Its only two benchmarks are both losses by massive margins. The data does not support any scenario where the FirePro W8000 outperforms the TITAN V.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural eras. The NVIDIA TITAN V uses the GV100 chip built on Volta architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 21,100 million transistors onto an 815 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 25.9 million per square millimeter. The AMD FirePro W8000 uses the Tahiti chip with GCN 1.0 architecture, also from TSMC, but on a much older 28 nm node. It contains 4,313 million transistors on a 352 mm² die, for a density of 12.3 million per square millimeter.

The compute resources differ dramatically. The TITAN V has 5,120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines. It also includes 640 tensor cores, which are absent from the FirePro W8000. The FirePro has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no tensor cores at all. The TITAN V’s FP32 throughput is listed at 14.90 TFLOPS, and it supports FP16 at 29.80 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. The FirePro W8000 delivers 3.226 TFLOPS FP32 and has no FP16 support recorded.

Memory architecture is another major split. The TITAN V uses 12 GB of HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus, yielding 651.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The FirePro W8000 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, with 176.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That is a 3.7x bandwidth advantage for the TITAN V, which directly impacts compute-heavy and large-dataset workloads. The memory clocks also differ: the TITAN V runs at 848 MHz with 1696 Mbps effective, while the FirePro runs at 1375 MHz with 5.5 Gbps effective.

Both cards support PCIe 3.0 x16. The TITAN V supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro W8000 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The TITAN V has a higher DirectX feature level and a newer Vulkan revision. The FirePro has a unique display output configuration with 4x DisplayPort 1.2 and 1x SDI, while the TITAN V offers 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

The Verdict

The data points to one conclusion: the NVIDIA TITAN V is the superior card in every measured benchmark. It wins both head-to-head tests with deltas of 543.5% and 347.7%. It has more shading units, more memory, more bandwidth, and a newer architecture. Its average benchmark score is 18% higher than the FirePro W8000’s, and its percentile ranking is four points higher.

Who should pick the FirePro W8000? Only someone who specifically needs its SDI output for broadcast or video production workflows, since that is the only feature where it has a clear differentiator. The TITAN V has no SDI output. If your workload does not require SDI, the FirePro W8000 has no benchmark-based reason for selection.

Who should pick the TITAN V? Anyone running OpenCL or Vulkan compute workloads, anyone who needs FP16 support, anyone who needs 12 GB of HBM2 memory with 651.3 GB/s bandwidth, and anyone who wants a card that sits in the 79th percentile of all GPUs. The TITAN V’s 640 tensor cores also make it the only one of the two with any tensor processing capability, which is relevant for AI-adjacent tasks.

The FirePro W8000 is end-of-life, as is the TITAN V, so longevity is not a differentiator. The TITAN V was released in December 2017, the FirePro in June 2012. The TITAN V’s launch MSRP was 2,999 USD. The FirePro’s was 1,599 USD. On raw performance per benchmark score, the TITAN V delivers roughly 4.4x the compute performance for roughly 1.9x the launch price, but the database does not support cost analysis beyond stating those launch prices.

FAQ

Q: Which card has better OpenCL performance?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V scores 157,265 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 543.5% higher than the FirePro W8000’s 24,440.

Q: Does the AMD FirePro W8000 win any benchmark?

A: No. In the recorded head-to-head tests, the TITAN V wins both Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. The FirePro W8000 has zero wins.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The TITAN V has 651.3 GB/s from 12 GB of HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus, while the FirePro W8000 has 176.0 GB/s from 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus.

Q: Does the FirePro W8000 support tensor cores?

A: No. The FirePro W8000 has no tensor cores. The TITAN V has 640 tensor cores.

Q: Which card supports newer DirectX?

A: The TITAN V supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the FirePro W8000 supports DirectX 12 (11_1). The TITAN V also has a newer Vulkan version, 1.4 versus 1.2.170.

Q: What is the transistor count difference?

A: The TITAN V has 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die, while the FirePro W8000 has 4,313 million transistors on a 352 mm² die.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most decisive result is in Geekbench OpenCL. The TITAN V scores 157,265, which is 543.5% higher than the FirePro W8000’s 24,440. This is not a marginal win; it is a six-fold difference in raw compute output. OpenCL workloads that take an hour on the FirePro would take roughly eleven minutes on the TITAN V, assuming linear scaling.

The Geekbench Vulkan test tells a similar story, though with a slightly smaller margin. The TITAN V scores 152,117 versus 33,981 for the FirePro, a 347.7% advantage. Vulkan is a newer API, and the TITAN V’s newer architecture and higher feature support explain part of this gap. The TITAN V supports Vulkan 1.4, while the FirePro supports 1.2.170.

The TITAN V also has a higher average benchmark score across its full test suite. Its average is 34,355, which includes lower DirectX scores like 81 in Passmark DirectX 12 and 152 in Passmark DirectX 11. Even with those weaker results dragging the average down, the TITAN V still beats the FirePro’s average of 29,211. The FirePro’s average is based on only two benchmarks, both of which are OpenCL and Vulkan, so its average is not directly comparable to the TITAN V’s ten-test portfolio.

In terms of percentile ranking, the TITAN V sits at the 79th percentile of all GPUs, while the FirePro sits at the 75th. That four-point gap understates the head-to-head difference, because the TITAN V competes against a much broader field of modern GPUs in its percentile calculation.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The TITAN V uses a 12 nm process, the FirePro uses 28 nm. The TITAN V has 21,100 million transistors, the FirePro has 4,313 million. Die size is 815 mm² versus 352 mm². Transistor density is 25.9 million per mm² versus 12.3 million per mm².

The TITAN V has 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The FirePro has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The TITAN V has 640 tensor cores; the FirePro has none. The TITAN V’s FP32 throughput is 14.90 TFLOPS, and its FP16 is 29.80 TFLOPS. The FirePro’s FP32 is 3.226 TFLOPS, with no FP16 listed.

Memory capacity is 12 GB HBM2 versus 4 GB GDDR5. Bus width is 3072-bit versus 256-bit. Bandwidth is 651.3 GB/s versus 176.0 GB/s. Pixel rate is 139.7 GPixel/s versus 28.80 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 465.6 GTexel/s versus 100.8 GTexel/s.

Power draw is 250 W for the TITAN V and 225 W for the FirePro. Both are dual-slot cards. The TITAN V uses a 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connector setup, while the FirePro uses 2x 6-pin. The suggested PSU is 600 W for the TITAN V and 550 W for the FirePro.

Physical dimensions differ slightly. The TITAN V is 267 mm long, 112 mm high, and 40 mm wide. The FirePro is 279 mm long and 111 mm high, with no width listed. Display outputs are a major differentiator: the TITAN V has 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the FirePro has 4x DisplayPort 1.2 and 1x SDI.

API support differs as noted. The TITAN V has DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro has DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. Release dates are December 2017 for the TITAN V and June 2012 for the FirePro. Both are end-of-life. The TITAN V’s predecessor is GeForce 900 and its successor is GeForce 20. The FirePro’s predecessor is FirePro Terascale and its successor is Radeon Pro Polaris.