NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX vs AMD FirePro W5100

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Combined performance score

FirePro W5100
7.78
+412%

FirePro W5100 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTX by 412% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking484926
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.870.02
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameBonaireG80
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date31 March 2014 (9 years old)8 November 2006 (17 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$220 $357 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W5100 has 14250% better value for money than 8800 GTX.

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 cores768128
CUDA coresno data575
Core clock speed930 MHz576 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt155 Watt
Texture fill rate44.6436.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance1,428 gflops345.6 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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length171 mm270 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-pin
SLI optionsno data+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB768 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s86.4 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data
HD сomponent video output1no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.34.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data+

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 W5100 7.78
+412%
8800 GTX 1.52

FirePro W5100 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTX by 412% 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 W5100 3014
+411%
8800 GTX 590

FirePro W5100 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTX by 411% 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 7.78 1.52
Recency 31 March 2014 8 November 2006
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 768 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 155 Watt

The FirePro W5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5100 is a workstation card while GeForce 8800 GTX 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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