FirePro W5000 DVI vs V3700
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 August 2008 (15 years ago) | 25 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | $599 |
| Current price | $108 (1.1x MSRP) | $201 (0.3x MSRP) |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 39.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 64 gflops | 1,267 gflops |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 191 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1900 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 15.2 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
Connectivity and Outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | 2x DVI |
| Dual-link DVI support | no data | 1 |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 8 August 2008 | 25 February 2013 |
| Cost | $99 | $599 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 75 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FirePro V3700 and FirePro W5000 DVI. We've got no test results to judge.
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