FirePro W5000 DVI vs Quadro M5500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 321 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.69 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 April 2016 (9 years ago) | 25 February 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
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 | 2048 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1140 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1165 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 149.1 | 39.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.772 TFLOPS | 1.267 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 191 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1753 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI |
| Display Port | 1.2 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| 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 |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 April 2016 | 25 February 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 75 Watt |
Quadro M5500 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
W5000 DVI, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M5500 and FirePro W5000 DVI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M5500 is a mobile workstation graphics card while FirePro W5000 DVI is a workstation one.
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