AMD FirePro W8000 vs Intel HD Graphics P4000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W8000 and Intel HD Graphics P4000 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W8000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 38% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 650 MHz
  • 7.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4096 vs 516
  • 77.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 82941 vs 1071
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 2225
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 2461
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 2225
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 2461
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 June 2012 vs 14 May 2012
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 650 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4096 vs 516
Geekbench - OpenCL 82941 vs 1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 2461
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 2461

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4000

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 7.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 636 vs 464
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 636 vs 464

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W8000
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics P4000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
4096
516
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
464
636
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
82941
1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
2461
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
2461
Name AMD FirePro W8000 Intel HD Graphics P4000
PassMark - G3D Mark 4096 516
PassMark - G2D Mark 464 636
Geekbench - OpenCL 82941 1071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 64.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 387.109
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7400
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 2461
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7400
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 2461

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W8000 Intel HD Graphics P4000

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Generation 7.0
Code name Tahiti Ivy Bridge GT2
Launch date 14 June 2012 14 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $1,599
Place in performance rating 408 609
Type Workstation Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 900 MHz 650 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 1792
Texture fill rate 100.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,200 million
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support
StereoOutput3D

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 279 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 11.1 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 176 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5