R5000 vs W5000

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Combined performance score

FirePro W5000
7.67
+12.3%

W5000 outperforms R5000 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking488523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.350.96
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code namePitcairnPitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 August 2012 (11 years old)25 February 2013 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $1,099
Current price$141 (0.2x MSRP)$500 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W5000 has 353% better value for money than FirePro R5000.

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 cores768768
Core clock speed825 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate39.6039.60
Floating-point performance1,267 gflops1,267 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length183 mm279 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / half lengthfull height / full length
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3200 MHz3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s102.4 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 DVI, 2x DisplayPort2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort count2no data
Dual-link DVI support11

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 W5000 7.67
+12.3%
FirePro R5000 6.83

W5000 outperforms R5000 by 12% 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 W5000 2973
+12.4%
FirePro R5000 2646

W5000 outperforms R5000 by 12% 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 7.67 6.83
Recency 7 August 2012 25 February 2013
Cost $599 $1099
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 350 Watt

The FirePro W5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro R5000 in performance tests.


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