Quadro K5000 SYNC vs FirePro M4170
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 845 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Opal | GK104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 April 2015 (11 years ago) | 25 January 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 706 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 122 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 90.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 2.169 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 172.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x SDI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2015 | 25 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
FirePro M4170 has an age advantage of 2 years.
K5000 SYNC, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M4170 and Quadro K5000 SYNC. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M4170 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Quadro K5000 SYNC is a workstation one.
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