AMD FirePro S10000 vs AMD FirePro W8000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S10000 and AMD FirePro W8000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FirePro S10000

AMD FirePro W8000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S10000

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
20.9x more texture fill rate: 2x 106.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 100.8 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 4096 vs 1792
2.1x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,405 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4768 vs 4164
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 30631 vs 24518
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.836 vs 64.628
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7867 vs 7400
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7867 vs 7400

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 November 2012 vs 14 June 2012
Texture fill rate	2x 106.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 100.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	4096 vs 1792
Floating-point performance	2x 3,405 gflops vs 3,226 gflops
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4768 vs 4164
Geekbench - OpenCL	30631 vs 24518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.836 vs 64.628
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7867 vs 7400
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7867 vs 7400

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W8000

Around 9% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 825 MHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 350 Watt vs 750 Watt
Around 10% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 528 vs 502
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3621
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3321
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3621
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3321

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 825 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt vs 750 Watt
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	528 vs 502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3621
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3321
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3621
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3321

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S10000
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W8000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4768

4164

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

502

528

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

30631

24518

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

73.836

64.628

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7867

7400

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3621

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3321

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7867

7400

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3621

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3321

3357

Name	AMD FirePro S10000	AMD FirePro W8000
PassMark - G3D Mark	4768	4164
PassMark - G2D Mark	502	528
Geekbench - OpenCL	30631	24518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.836	64.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.978
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7867	7400
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3621	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3321	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7867	7400
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3621	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3321	3357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		387.109

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S10000	AMD FirePro W8000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti	Tahiti
Launch date	12 November 2012	14 June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,599	$1,599
Place in performance rating	443	441
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	950 MHz
Core clock speed	825 MHz	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 3,405 gflops	3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	4096	1792
Texture fill rate	2x 106.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	100.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	750 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	4,313 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Dual-link DVI support
DisplayPort count		4
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Full Height / Full Length	Full Height / Full Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	305 mm	279 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	480 GB / s	176 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5