Switch GPU 20nm vs FirePro W5000 DVI

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Primary details

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

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code namePitcairnGM20B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 February 2013 (11 years ago)17 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $299

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 cores768256
Core clock speed825 MHz384 MHz
Boost clock speedno data768 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million2,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm20 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate39.6012.29
Floating-point processing power1.267 TFLOPS0.3932 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4816

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length191 mm239 mm
Width1-slotIGP
Form factorfull height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s25.6 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 Connectors2x DVINo outputs
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1
CUDA-5.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 February 2013 17 March 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 20 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

Switch GPU 20nm has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 DVI and Switch GPU 20nm. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FirePro W5000 DVI is a workstation graphics card while Switch GPU 20nm is a desktop one.


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