FirePro S9000 vs Quadro K5200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5200 and FirePro S9000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K5200
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
15.84
+20.6%

K5200 outperforms S9000 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking343388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.201.03
Power efficiency7.244.00
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK110BTahiti
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)24 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,699.74 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K5200 has 114% better value for money than FirePro S9000.

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 cores23041792
Core clock speed667 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed771 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate148.0100.8
Floating-point processing power3.553 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs192112

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s264 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA3.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 K5200 15.84
+20.6%
FirePro S9000 13.13

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro K5200 6103
+20.6%
FirePro S9000 5059

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.84 13.13
Recency 22 July 2014 24 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 350 Watt

Quadro K5200 has a 20.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S9000 in performance tests.


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