FirePro W5000 DVI vs Quadro K420
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 954 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.08 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.24 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (11 years ago) | 25 February 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $96.67 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 192 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 876 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 41 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.02 | 39.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3364 TFLOPS | 1.267 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 160 mm | 191 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 128 Bit | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB/2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 891 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 29 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 25 February 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB/2 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 41 Watt | 75 Watt |
Quadro K420 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 82.9% lower power consumption.
W5000 DVI, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K420 and FirePro W5000 DVI. We've got no test results to judge.
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