FirePro W5000 vs Quadro P600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P600 and FirePro W5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P600
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
8.63
+11.1%

P600 outperforms W5000 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking509535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.961.68
Power efficiency14.787.11
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP107Pitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 February 2017 (8 years ago)7 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$178 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Quadro P600 has 314% better value for money than FirePro W5000.

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 cores384768
Core clock speed1430 MHz825 MHz
Boost clock speed1620 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate38.8839.60
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS1.267 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2448

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
Length145 mm183 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.13 GB/s102.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data2
Dual-link DVI support-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P600 8.63
+11.1%
FirePro W5000 7.77

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 P600 3317
+11%
FirePro W5000 2988

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P600 10600
+6.3%
FirePro W5000 9969

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro P600 9751
FirePro W5000 12432
+27.5%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD36
+20%
30−35
−20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.94
+304%
19.97
−304%
  • Quadro P600 has 304% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Fortnite 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Valorant 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+15.5%
110−120
−15.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Dota 2 81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Fortnite 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Valorant 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Dota 2 72
+20%
60−65
−20%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Valorant 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Valorant 90−95
+13.8%
80−85
−13.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

This is how Quadro P600 and FirePro W5000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P600 is 20% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.63 7.77
Recency 7 February 2017 7 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 75 Watt

Quadro P600 has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P600 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5000 in performance tests.

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