Quadro K5000 Mac Edition vs FirePro W5000 DVI
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 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 | Pitcairn | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 February 2013 (12 years ago) | 7 August 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $2,249 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 706 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 706 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 122 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 90.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | 2.169 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 191 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 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 | 2x DVI | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
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 | 5.1 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.175 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 February 2013 | 7 August 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 122 Watt |
W5000 DVI has an age advantage of 6 months, and 62.7% lower power consumption.
K5000 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 DVI and Quadro K5000 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
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