W600 vs V5900

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Combined performance score

FirePro V5900
3.27

W600 outperforms V5900 by 32% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking700631
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.150.51
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameCaymanCape Verde
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date24 May 2011 (12 years old)13 June 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$89 $358 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro V5900 has 125% better value for money than FirePro W600.

Technical specs

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 cores512512
Core clock speed600 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2024.00
Floating-point performance614.4 gflops768.0 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length230 mm163 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s64 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI6x mini-DisplayPort

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro V5900 3.27
FirePro W600 4.31
+31.8%

W600 outperforms V5900 by 32% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro V5900 1269
FirePro W600 1671
+31.7%

W600 outperforms V5900 by 32% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.27 4.31
Recency 24 May 2011 13 June 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The FirePro W600 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V5900 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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