AMD FirePro R5000 vs NVIDIA Quadro 6000

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Combined performance score

Quadro 6000
6.98
+2.2%

Quadro 6000 outperforms FirePro R5000 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking519523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.290.96
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Pitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 December 2010 (13 years old)25 February 2013 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,399 $1,099
Current price$1730 (0.4x MSRP)$500 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro R5000 has 231% better value for money than Quadro 6000.

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 cores448768
Core clock speed574 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate32.1439.60
Floating-point performance1,027.7 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-pin + 1x 8-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 amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2988 MHz3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth143.4 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 DisplayPort, 1x S-Video2x 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 6000 6.98
+2.2%
FirePro R5000 6.83

Quadro 6000 outperforms FirePro R5000 by 2% 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 6000 2705
+2.2%
FirePro R5000 2646

Quadro 6000 outperforms FirePro R5000 by 2% 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 6.98 6.83
Recency 10 December 2010 25 February 2013
Cost $4399 $1099
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 350 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro 6000 and FirePro R5000. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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