AMD FirePro W5100 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800

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Combined performance score

FX 3800
2.06

FirePro W5100 outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by 278% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking829484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.212.87
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGT200BBonaire
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 March 2009 (14 years old)31 March 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data
Current price$171 (0.2x MSRP)$220
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W5100 has 1267% better value for money than FX 3800.

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 cores192768
Core clock speed600 MHz930 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate38.4044.64
Floating-point performance462.3 gflops1,428 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
Length198 mm171 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / half length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s96 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 DisplayPort4x DisplayPort
StereoOutput3Dno data1
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI supportno data1
HD сomponent video outputno data1

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.06.3
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.3no 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.

FX 3800 2.06
FirePro W5100 7.78
+278%

FirePro W5100 outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by 278% 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%

FX 3800 798
FirePro W5100 3014
+278%

FirePro W5100 outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by 278% 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 2.06 7.78
Recency 30 March 2009 31 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 50 Watt

The FirePro W5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800 in performance tests.


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

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