Quadro 6000 SDI vs FirePro W5130M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 783 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Tropo | GF100 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 October 2015 (10 years ago) | 25 July 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $11,499 |
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 | 512 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 574 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 231 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 29.60 | 32.14 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9472 TFLOPS | 1.028 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 768 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 248 mm |
| Width | no data | Quad-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 747 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 143.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 October 2015 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
W5130M has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
6000 SDI, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5130M and Quadro 6000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5130M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Quadro 6000 SDI is a workstation one.
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