AMD FirePro R5000 vs NVIDIA Quadro 5000

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Combined performance score

Quadro 5000
4.97

FirePro R5000 outperforms Quadro 5000 by 37% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking592523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.250.96
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Pitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date23 February 2011 (13 years old)25 February 2013 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $1,099
Current price$991 (0.4x MSRP)$500 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro R5000 has 284% better value for money than Quadro 5000.

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 cores352768
Core clock speed513 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)152 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate22.5739.60
Floating-point performance722.3 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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length248 mm279 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 amount2.5 GB2 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3000 MHz3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 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
Dual-link DVI supportno data1

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0no 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.

Quadro 5000 4.97
FirePro R5000 6.83
+37.4%

FirePro R5000 outperforms Quadro 5000 by 37% 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%

Quadro 5000 1926
FirePro R5000 2646
+37.4%

FirePro R5000 outperforms Quadro 5000 by 37% 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 4.97 6.83
Recency 23 February 2011 25 February 2013
Cost $2499 $1099
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 350 Watt

The FirePro R5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 5000 in performance tests.


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