Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD FirePro W600 vs NVIDIA Quadro 5000
Price now
1530$
Games supported
63%
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 513 MHz
- Max video memory 2.5 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 3000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 750 MHz
- Max video memory 2 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Price now
395$
Games supported
61%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 543 | 588 |
| Value for money | 0.08 | 0.22 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Cape Verde |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 February 2011 (12 years old) | 13 June 2012 (10 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | $599 |
| Current price | $1530 (0.6x MSRP) | $395 (0.7x MSRP) |
Value for money
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 cores | 352 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 513 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 152 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.57 | 24.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 722.3 gflops | 768.0 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 163 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2.5 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3000 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s | 64 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 6x mini-DisplayPort |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | no 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 outperforms FirePro W600 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%
Quadro 5000 outperforms FirePro W600 by 17% in Passmark.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Quadro 5000 and FirePro W600. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 66 Mh/s | 94 Mh/s |
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 | 4.89 | 4.17 |
| Recency | 23 February 2011 | 13 June 2012 |
| Cost | $2499 | $599 |
| Memory bus width | 320 | 128 |
| Memory bandwidth | 120 | 64 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 352 | 512 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 152 Watt | 75 Watt |
Based on the results of synthetic and gaming tests, our recommendation leans towards the Quadro 5000 due to its superior performance when compared to the FirePro W600 graphics card.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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