Radeon R5 340 OEM vs FirePro W5000
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 523 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.48 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.08 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Oland |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 August 2012 (12 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 780 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 18.72 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | 0.599 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 24 |
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 x8 |
| Length | 183 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 36.8 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | 2 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API 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 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 August 2012 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 65 Watt |
FirePro W5000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R5 340 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 15.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 and Radeon R5 340 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R5 340 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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