GeForce GTX 780 Ti 6 GB vs FirePro W5000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 572 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.62 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.16 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | GK110B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 August 2012 (13 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2880 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 928 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 222.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 48 | 240 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 183 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 7 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 336.6 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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DisplayPort count | 2 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| 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 | - | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 250 Watt |
FirePro W5000 has 233.3% lower power consumption.
GTX 780 Ti 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 780 Ti 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 780 Ti 6 GB is a desktop one.
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