NVIDIA Quadro 2000 vs AMD FirePro V5900

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Combined performance score

FirePro V5900
3.27
+34%

FirePro V5900 outperforms Quadro 2000 by 34% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking700794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.150.37
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameCaymanGF106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date24 May 2011 (12 years old)24 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$89 $141 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro V5900 has 211% better value for money than Quadro 2000.

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 cores512192
Core clock speed600 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt62 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2020.00
Floating-point performance614.4 gflops480.0 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 2.0 x16
Length230 mm178 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 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2600 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s41.6 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 DVI1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDAno data2.1

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
+34%
Quadro 2000 2.44

FirePro V5900 outperforms Quadro 2000 by 34% 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
+34%
Quadro 2000 947

FirePro V5900 outperforms Quadro 2000 by 34% 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 2.44
Recency 24 May 2011 24 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 62 Watt

The FirePro V5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 2000 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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